Wreckage of USS Edsall, WWII ship, discovered 80 years after sinking in battle
The remains of the American warship Edsall, which sank during combat with the Japanese during World War II, have been discovered more than 80 years after being lost on the ocean floor, American and Australian officials announced Monday. The final resting place of the Clemson-class destroyer USS Edsall was discovered at the bottom of the […]
Who is Amer Ghalib, the mayor of the US’s only Muslim-majority town?
Hamtramck, Michigan, Mayor Amer Ghalib made headlines over the weekend for supporting former President Donald Trump's presidential bid, catapulting the city, America's only Muslim-majority town, into the national spotlight. Ghalib, who was elected in 2021 to become Hamtramck's first Muslim mayor, was born in Yemen and immigrated to the U.S. in 1997 as a teenager, […]
FACT CHECK: No, The USS Eisenhower Was Not Targeted By The Houthis In August
Posts Share with X It claims that the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower was targeted by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in August 2024. Breaking News⚡️ The American aircraft carrier Eisenhower #Yemen This is the second time in the last 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/gEiEsLsHVf — Zainab Zefra🏴🇮🇷🇱🇧🇾🇪🇵🇸 (@ZAINABALI_72) August 28, 2024 Verdict: False The Eisenhower is […]
FACT CHECK: Video Claims To Show USS Dwight D. Eisenhower On Fire
video Share with X It claims to have footage of the US aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower on fire after a Houthi attack. Yemen was attacked by Eisenhower, ships loaded with warhead missiles came on board and the impact was precise and direct.If the video stops, the EEUU will remain silent. Surely, the victims […]
FACT CHECK: Was The USS Dwight E. Eisenhower Struck By Houthis Rebels?
Houthi rebels Claimed It is believed to have collided with the American aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. pic.twitter.com/6EhFBxxo8x — Armed Forces (@army21ye) May 31, 2024 Verdict: Misleading The Houthis have not offered any evidence for their claims, and defense officials have denied that the Eisenhower was attacked. Fact check: A Houthi rebel spokesman said […]
Ed Dwight, US’s first black astronaut candidate, will board Blue Origin flight
Ed Dwight, America’s first black astronaut candidate, will finally fly into space at the age of 90. The Air Force veteran will be one of six crew members aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard flight beyond Earth’s atmosphere, Jeff Bezos’ space venture announced Thursday. “[Dwight] “He was selected by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 as […]
Last USS Arizona Sailor Who Survived Pearl Harbor Attack Passes Away at 102
Lou Conter, last survivor of the battleship USS arizona The ship that sank during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor died. He was 102 years old. AP report Mr. Conter died Monday of congestive heart failure. His daughter LouAnn Daly said she and her two brothers, James and Jeff, were by his side in hospice […]
Last USS Arizona survivor, Lou Conter, never stopped remembering
The Pearl Harbor tragedy lasted just over an hour before becoming a “day that will live in infamy.” And Louis “Lou” Conter remembered every brutal moment. The tough last survivor of the USS Arizona, he died on December 7, 1941, when the Navy ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese during a surprise attack […]
Lou Conter, último superviviente del USS Arizona del ataque a Pearl Harbor, muere a los 102 años
HONOLULU, Hawái, EEUU — Lou Conter, el último superviviente vivo del acorazado USS Arizona que explotó y se hundió durante el bombardeo japonés de Pearl Harbor, ha muerto. Tenía 102 años. Conter falleció el lunes en su casa en Grass Valley, California, luego de una insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva, dijo su hija, Louann Daley, agregando que […]
Lou Conter, last survivor of attack on USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor, dead at 102
The last survivor of the Japanese bombing of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor died Monday at the age of 102. Lou Conter, who served in the U.S. Navy for nearly 30 years, died of heart failure surrounded by his family at his home in Grass Valley, Calif., his daughter LouAnn Dailey said. Conter was […]