Nation’s largest destroyer sets sail to join US Navy

BATH, Maine (AP) — The nation’s largest and most technologically sophisticated destroyer will join the Navy with a crew that’s the smallest of any destroyer built since the 1930s thanks to extensive automation. The stealthy Zumwalt departed Wednesday from Bath Iron Works to head to its commissioning ceremony with a …

Full Metal Racket | New Republic

The number-one disability among vets isn’t PTSD. And it’s getting worse every year. William Milzarski was 40 years old when he finished his infantry training. His two sons had enlisted, and he felt a midlife crisis coming on. “It was either enlist, or buy a red convertible,” he says. Shipped …

Southeast Asia issues a non-rebuke to China

VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — A summit of Southeast Asian countries issued a mild rebuke of China on Wednesday over its expansionist activities in the disputed South China Sea, and indirectly urged it to show restraint and not raise tensions. In a victory for Beijing’s diplomatic, economic and military clout, the …

UPI Almanac for Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016

On Sept. 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford granted former President Richard Nixon a full pardon for any offenses he may have committed during his years in office. Today is Tuesday, Sept. 8, the 252nd day of 2016 with 114 to follow. The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, …

Quot of the Day – The New York Times

“Yes, it’s true. I was dead, and I resurrected, as I always do.” ~PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE of Zimbabwe on the latest rumors that the 92-year-old president was deathly ill and desperately seeking medical treatment overseas. Source: Quotation of the Day – The New York Times