Statues of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt were torn down in Portland last night as rioting returned to the city on the eve of Columbus Day. In what organizers called an ‘Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage’, the two statues were torn down in the space of 10 minutes by protesters who toppled the monuments and … Read more
NYC’s Museum of Natural History will remove its statue of Theodore Roosevelt on horseback flanked by Native American and African men because it ‘symbolizes racism and colonial expansion’ The bronze statue depicts Theodore Roosevelt on horseback with a Native American man and an African man standing next to the horse It has stood at the museum’s … Read more
The deafening explosion that lit up the night sky over Tehran in the early hours of December 1, 1943, was heard across the Iranian capital. It would surely have been noticed by Winston Churchill, a notorious light sleeper, over in the British Embassy, although he might not have immediately realised its grim significance. The previous … Read more
Winston Churchill, Franklin D Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin came ‘appallingly close’ to assassination during a top secret summit in 1943 in Tehran, a new book has revealed. The three world leaders met in person in the Iranian capital – despite the city being central to a major Nazi intelligence ring. German intelligence agents discovered advance … Read more
A second sailor from the USS Theodore Roosevelt has been rushed to the intensive care unit suffering complications from COVID-19. The Navy confirmed that the sailor – who has not been publicly named – was admitted to the ICU at Naval Hospital Guam on Tuesday due to a shortness of breath. The announcement comes just … Read more
China appears to be taking advantage of the USS Theodore Roosevelt being crippled by the coronavirus by sending an aircraft carrier and fighter jets close to Taiwan over the weekend. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said the Liaoning, China’s first operational aircraft carrier, and five accompanying warships passed first through the Miyako Strait, located between Japan’s islands … Read more
Sailor from USS Roosevelt is found unresponsive in isolation on Guam base after testing positive for coronavirus – a week after the ship’s captain was fired for sounding the alarm The sailor was found unresponsive in their room on the base on Thursday morning and has since been taken to the hospital in Guam where … Read more
The top US military commander and the most senior naval officer were reportedly against firing the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt over his letter warning of a coronavirus outbreak on board, but they were overruled by the Trump administration. General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Admiral Michael Gilday, … Read more
The ousted captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt will be ‘reassigned’ and could face ‘disciplinary action’, according to his bosses, despite the US Navy facing a huge backlash over his firing and him receiving thunderous applause from his former crew. Investigators are considering whether Captain Brett Crozier should face disciplinary action after his letter demanding … Read more
Captain Brett Crozier was relieved of his command of the coronavirus-stricken nuclear aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt on Thursday, four days after his plea for help from Navy leaders went public The US Navy has relieved the captain of the coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt days after his plea for help for his sailors went public. … Read more