September 14, 2023 Chinese shipbuilding capacity over 200 times greater than US, Navy intelligence says China's naval fleet, already larger than the U.S. Navy, is expected to continue producing ships at a faster rate, prompting warnings of dire consequences for U.S. security.
September 10, 2023 Catholic Church beatifies Polish family who sheltered Jews during WWII: 'Paid the highest price of martyrdom' The Ulma family, who sheltered Jews in Poland during World War II and were killed by Nazis, were beatified on Sunday. Wiktoria Ulma's unborn child was also included.
September 8, 2023 Scientists ID WWII-era airman killed in 1944 bomber crash as 33-year-old Michigander A World War II-era flight officer killed in a bomber crash in India has been identified as flight officer and Marquette, Michigan resident Chester Rinke.
September 6, 2023 Hungarian minister sparks controversy for praising Nazi-allied WWII leader Miklos Horthy A high-ranking government official in Hungary, Minister of Construction and Transportation Janos Lazar, has faced significant backlash for lauding the country's World War II-era leader.
September 3, 2023 Italian descendants to receive reparations 80 years after Nazis hanged family members in Fornelli Descendants of Fornelli, Italy men who were hanged by Nazis in 1943 after killing a soldier who was foraging for food, will be awarded a portion of $12 million euros in reparations.
September 1, 2023 From ashes to glory, the city of Gdańsk, Poland, soldiers on through history On Sept. 1, 1939, the German warship fired at Polish units in the city of Gdańsk, starting World War II — the city has come far to repair itself many years later.
August 31, 2023 Remains of a Vermont soldier, who died as a prisoner of war during WWII, buried in Arlington National Cemetery The remains of Arthur Barrett, a World War II soldier who died as a prisoner of war in the Philippines when Japanese forces invaded the country, were laid to rest Wednesday in Virginia.
August 29, 2023 German government presents plans for 'German-Polish House' to serve as memorial for Polish Holocaust victims A "German-Polish House" is being created in Berlin to serve as a memorial for Polish World War II victims. The memorial will detail Germany's horrific occupation of Poland.
August 24, 2023 'America's fireboat' celebrates 85 years after storied career battling blazes, protecting US homeland Former FDNY vessel "Fire Fighter" turns 85 on Saturday. She's been dubbed "America's fireboat" and is a National Historic Landmark in Mystic, Connecticut.
August 22, 2023 Star Trek actor George Takei compares bans on transgender surgery for minors to Japanese internment Sci-fi icon George Takei compared people who are concerned by transgender operations on children to those who allowed the internment of Japanese-Americans.