After more than two decades on the Delaware waterfront, it’s being prepped in Mobile, Ala., for its final (assisted) cruise and new life as the world’s largest artificial reef ...

Discover the untold stories and ironies of the American Revolution in Ken Burns' documentary. A powerful film that challenges ...

BBC has said it is sorry for how it edited a documentary about the US president's January 6 speech. But it denied Trump's defamation claims.

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 ...

After a decade of filming for The American Revolution, Ken Burns begins with Ben Franklin and positions Philadelphia at the heart of this story.

Twenty-five years ago this Sunday, the USS Cole sat refueling in Aden Harbor, Yemen, when a small boat approached carrying two suicide bombers. The explosion that followed killed 17 American sailors ...

Rising Tides is an opinion column about Mobile. Today’s guest columnist is Larry Ryder. Twenty years ago, Austal USA started construction of its first Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship, the USS ...

Maintaining independence is an important part of aging. There are various ways loved ones and carers can help promote independence among older adults. Independence can be defined as self-determination ...

Several U.S. naval ships are capable of reaching record-breaking speeds. As of this writing, the fastest U.S. Navy ship still in service is the Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS). Officially, it ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - Fireworks went off all across the Lowcountry in celebration of Independence Day, with a sold-out show happening at Patriots Point. For this Independence Day, several ...

As was forewarned in the entirely scientifically accurate 1996 documentary "Independence Day," this July 2 astronomers have detected an unknown object headed for Earth(ish) from beyond our solar ...

The Navy’s last Independence-class littoral combat ship successfully completed sea trials this month, a bittersweet milestone for a group of vessels that were once planned to be a bigger part of the ...