For the Empire of the Rising Sun, the end was looming large. By April 1945, US forces had relentlessly driven Japan’s ...

Out of all American World War 2 naval vessels, the USS Enterprise (CV-6) is by far the most decorated ship in the U.S. Navy.

Aircraft carriers have been central to the U.S. Navy, and over the years they have only increased in importance since their introduction in World War 2. Each new generation has pushed the limits of ...

Relive the dramatic events of May 4th, 1945, when F6F Hellcat pilot Don McFerson and Fighter Squadron 83 faced waves of Japanese kamikaze float planes threatening the U.S. fleet off Okinawa. With ...

The Trump administration is ramping up the consequences of a lingering government shutdown as a lapse in appropriations enters its eighth day, with no signs of ending soon. Now, the White House’s ...

Human Rights Watch stands with civil society and signed this letter, alongside more than 3700 other organizations, condemning the Trump administration’s attacks. It is a testament to our community’s ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting on Tuesday from his residence outside Moscow. (Aleksey Babushkin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) With attention understandably ...

The White House is wielding the new threat of no back pay for furloughed workers as a tactic to pressure Democrats to end the weeklong government shutdown. The previous shutdown ended with legislation ...

President Donald Trump has accused the Democrats of carrying out a "kamikaze attack" by blocking the GOP's funding bill, as the government shutdown continues into its seventh day. Speaking at a White ...

President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on Democrats on Tuesday over the ongoing shutdown of the federal government. The federal government shut down on Oct. 1 after Congress failed to approve a ...