The Mississippi River runs 1,826 miles between the Ford Dam in the Twin Cities and New Orleans. In 1930, Fred Newton swam every single one of them. A 27-year-old sign painter from Clinton, Okla., ...

The U.S. Navy said the presence of its aircraft carriers have deterred adversaries from striking against the country's ...

In a letter to President Donald Trump following recent U.S. strikes on Iran nuclear sites, Vindman joined Democratic Veterans ...

June saw the death of a musician whose talent brought The Beach Boys from a local California band to hitmakers and international ambassadors of surf and sun.

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The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will review whether Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's lawsuit seeking to ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Nearly 4,500 Sailors assigned to the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group departed Naval Station Norfolk and ...

Families waving signs and banners watched a quartet of tugs push the world’s largest warship off the pier and on to its ...

Matula Kalomeres Gregory, matriarch of the Montgomery Inn restaurant family, died Monday, June 23. She was 97. Gregory was a ...

Swimming among strangers in a public pool is everything that I love about living in the city, but doing it underwater. Traversing a mile back and forth during lap swim in a New York public pool ...

Podcasts A personal swimming challenge: How an Oregonian visited 15+ swimming holes every summer for 8 years Published: Jun. 21, 2025, 6:00 a.m.

The steely waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene were choppy Friday morning, cut by cold winds, but the conditions didn’t stop a group of athletes from taking a swim ahead of Sunday’s Ironman 70.3 ...