The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Cleveland (LCS 31) from Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) in Marinette, Wisconsin, November 26. All good things come to an end, and sometimes the ...

Now in its 36th day, pain points for Americans continue to mount. The government shutdown on Wednesday entered its 36th day, officially becoming the longest shutdown in U.S. history. That means the ...

Congress tied the record for the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history as it went into its 35th day on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Over the last five decades, every president except George W. Bush ...

The clock continued to tick on Monday, Nov. 3, as the latest federal government shutdown dragged into a second month with Congress locked in a spending clash with no resolution in sight. As of Monday, ...

The four best teams in Major League Baseball are currently competing in their respective leagues' championship series, the right to advance to the World Series and compete for the Commissioner's ...

The Independence-class LCS has been re-adapted for use as a minesweeper, although there are concerns that its aluminum hull might not be ideally suited for that purpose. Delivery of LCS-38 marked the ...

From the largest aircraft carrier to the Boomin Beaver, potentially the smallest ship in the U.S. Navy, the United States has a huge range of vessels under its command. One of the most interesting ...

The U.S. government has shut down for the first time since 2018, as federal funding expired at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday. While shutdowns are rare, they have occurred more often in recent decades.

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge yielded 294 Burmese pythons, the most since the challenge began. Taylor Stanberry won the Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000 for capturing 60 pythons. A total of 294 ...

February 26, 2025: Last year the U.S. Navy decided to reverse its plan to quickly discard its remaining LCS Littoral Combat Ships and instead upgrade many of them. The only combat an LCS has seen was ...

March 8, 2024: This year the U.S. Navy decided to reverse its plan to quickly discard its remaining LCS (Littoral Combat Ships) and instead upgrade many of them. In late 2023 it came as no surprise ...

After twenty years and billions of dollars, littoral combat ships are finally performing mine countermeasures as originally planned. By Kyle Gunn Published Sep 9, 2025 3:20 PM EDT After more than two ...