In November 1943, Marine Corps Sgt. Robert F. Van Heck, 25, of Chicago, was part of a force that tried to secure the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Japanese-held Gilbert Islands ...

The Hawkeyes had an absolutely miserable 2024 campaign as far as their situation under center was concerned, as Cade McNamara was a major disappointment and Brendan Sullivan—while having great ...

A sailor is accused of knowingly distributing Percocet pills tainted with fentanyl to fellow sailors, according to a federal ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

National security adviser Jake Sullivan reportedly offered to resign after the botched 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan that left 13 service members dead — but President Biden urged him to stay ...

Fast-growing wildfires raging in Los Angeles killed at least two people on Wednesday, destroying hundreds of buildings, scorching hillsides and prompting officials to order some 70,000 people to ...

Becky Sullivan is NPR’s sports correspondent. She covers professional leagues, college athletics and youth sports, with stories about the people who play them and the intersections of sports ...

Snowdrifts stranded the vehicle in the Sierra Nevada in January 1952, imprisoning 226 people traveling from Chicago to California How a lively market on Boston Harbor became part of many defining ...

The Pound Australian Dollar (GBP/AUD) exchange rate traded mostly flat on Monday following the publication of several PMI releases. The Pound (GBP) managed to tick up against the majority of its ...

Ben Gran is a freelance contributor for Forbes Advisor on banking. He also writes for The Ascent (a Motley Fool service), where he covers insurance, credit cards, personal finance and investing ...

Hollywood movie star Anna Faris has lost her mansion during the devastating Pacific Palisades, California fire which has burned over 5,000 acres. The 4,000 square foot home, which she snapped up ...

January 3, 2025 • In this week's StoryCorps, we hear from a former Southwest Airlines employee whose job was to apologize to customers who had a bad travel experience. December 27, 2024 • At ...