Contemporary U.S. (1991–Present)

15+ hour, 13+ min ago   (113+ words) news.cgtn.com Retracing the Chishui River: From four crossings to modern marvels In 1935, surrounded by 400,000 enemy troops with virtually no path forward, 30,000 Red Army soldiers accomplished one of the most brilliant tactical breakouts in military history along the Chishui…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (688+ words) Two weeks ago, the Independent Herald‘s “Echoes in Time” series profiled the Black Oak community in western Scott County. Continuing in alphabetical order, we shift southward this week to Brimstone. Nestled in the Cumberland Mountain valleys along Brimstone Creek,…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (167+ words) Scenes along Beijing’s Central Axis. /VCG The 7.8-kilometer Central Axis runs through the heart of Beijing, linking many of the city's best-known historic sites. It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in July 2024. Since then, work to protect…...

2+ week, 9+ min ago   (830+ words) Back to all Columns One of the greatest things President Trump has done for the country is to begin the long project of stripping our national parks and museums of anti-American bile. She claims we should discount inspiring stories about…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1654+ words) By Scott SturkolSeptember 10, 2026 Soldiers, military leaders, students, veterans, community members and descendants of the McCoy family gathered Sept. 10 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Sparta, Wis., to honor the legacy of Maj. Gen. Robert Bruce McCoy, the Wisconsin Citizen-Soldier whose vision more…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (335+ words) The Other McCord Brother But Howard had an older brother most people around here have never heard of — and it is his story that deserves more of our attention today. Carey Pratt McCord: Bibb County’s Forgotten Pioneer Carey Pratt McCord…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (534+ words) Twenty-five years ago on Friday, two planes crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center complex in New York City. Another plane struck the Pentagon, while an aircraft carrier was hijacked and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (232+ words) The first technological advancement that led media and culture to become what they are was the printing press, which was first developed in 1440 by Johannes Gutenberg and …...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (311+ words) A New Hampshire man who survived the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon is turning his experience into a lesson for the next generation. On Sept. 11, 2001, now-retired Army Col. Shawn Walsh was at work inside the Pentagon when he learned that…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (303+ words) U.S. Army Veteran and Cambria County War Memorial Veterans Museum assistant curator Matthew Paterson, of Hollsopple, motions toward post-9/11 military uniforms on display at the museum in downtown Johnstown on Monday, August 24, 2026. Cambria County Veterans Memorial Museum curator Matthew Paterson displays…...