The U.S. Navy’s Iowa-class and Japan’s Yamato-class embodied different answers to the same problem: survive enemy gunfire ...

Although battleships were supplanted by aircraft carriers by the end of World War II, they remain a testament to a bygone era of warfare—and a symbol of their nations’ might.

The USS Illinois was supposed to be the fifth of the U.S. Navy's WWII-era Iowa-class battleships, but it never joined its ...

A parade of ships streamed up and down the Delaware River beside Philadelphia to kick off a celebration of the 250th ...

Because of delays relying on vendors, Navy maintainers have been forced to scavenge parts from submarines and grounded ...

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An Iowa man was fatally struck by a large rock when a landslide was triggered near his rural home, officials say. Getty Images/iStockphoto A landslide sent rocks tumbling into an Iowa home, killing a ...

It is Week 6 of the college football season, and teams are beginning to dream about postseason eligibility and bowl berths. The Iowa Hawkeyes, 3-2, are halfway to the magic number six to earn a bowl ...

The superintendent of one of the largest school districts in Iowa was arrested Friday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), bringing chaos, confusion and a national spotlight.

The future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. was christened during a ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Maine on Saturday. Following time-honored naval tradition, the destroyer’s sponsors — Janet ...

Indiana football looked as if it was going to suffer its first loss but, nope, Drew Stevens stunningly missed a field goal wide and the Hoosiers answered. Quarterback Fernando Mendoza facing an ...

This story has been corrected. The USS Normandy and USS Philippine Sea, both Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers, saw their respective 36 years of service honored at decommissioning ceremonies ...