“And she proved it time and time again.” As decades went by, Simmons rarely, if ever, volunteered that she worked as a welder at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II. But she was one of the ...

Japanese forces attacked and sank the USS Edsall. More than 200 American troops were on board at the time. Some were taken as prisoners of war; others were left to die.

The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is home to the USS "Cobia," a 312-foot-long vessel that completed six war patrols during World ...

Some residents are sharing their frustration after a county road near them wasn’t part of the many roads Alachua County ...

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler returned from a two-month break and nothing changed. He won the Hero World Challenge on Sunday with a 9-under 63 to tie the tournament record at Albany ...

A Husker whose academic path was diverted into a lifetime of service by the upheaval of World War II is being celebrated by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

The mason jar is an important part of American history and its usefulness has long outlived its humble inventor. This is when ...

The Lancaster County Board of Commissions said they are committing $478,516 in federal ARPA funds support the expansion of ...

Fernandez was a 17-year-old sailor on board the USS Curtiss during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on the Hawaiian base that propelled the U.S. into World War II. A mess cook, he was waiting tables and ...

Director Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II closed in on what could be its final global box office milestone as it enters its fourth week of release. The swords-and-sandals epic, which debuted opposite ...

For years, each successive chair of the Chamber board -- an honor bestowed annually upon a local business leader -- has tried to use the platform to call attention to something in the community ...