SE Wisconsin Veterans Day events, community ceremonies

Communities and organizations across southeast Wisconsin will hold events to honors those who served this Veterans Day weekend. Here are some of them.

Grafton gym pushes for veteran mental, physical health

A veteran-owned small business is shedding light on the need for community support, strengthening the body and the mind.

Wisconsin Veterans Day Parade honors service, sacrifice in Milwaukee

The 2023 Wisconsin Veterans Day Parade stepped off Saturday morning, Nov. 4, showing support a week before Veterans Day in downtown Milwaukee.

Waterford Veterans Market to highlight businesses, resources

Organizers with Rusty’s Dry Goods are preparing for the inaugural Veterans Market on Saturday in Waterford.

Pentagon announces new nuclear bomb 24 times more powerful than one dropped on Japan

The new bomb would be deliverable by modern aircraft and designed to give the president options to strike hard and large-area military targets, officials said.

Top Marine general hospitalized after 'medical emergency'

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith was hospitalized on Sunday, according to a statement from the Marine Corps.

Chinese fighter jet comes uncomfortably close to US bomber over South China Sea

A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of an American B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea, nearly causing an accident, the U.S. military says, underscoring the potential for a mishap as both countries vie for influence in the region.

US airstrikes target Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for recent drone attacks

The U.S. wants to hit Iranian-backed groups suspected of targeting the U.S. as strongly as possible to deter future aggression, while also working to avoid provoking a wider conflict.

Pentagon footage shows hundreds of 'highly concerning' intercepts by Chinese planes

The officials said the Chinese flights were risky and aggressive in nature, but stopped short of calling most of them unsafe — a specific term that is used only in the most egregious cases.

North Korea threatens nuclear strike over US aircraft carrier's arrival in South Korea

The U.S. and South Korean governments have repeatedly warned that any attempt by North Korea to use nuclear weapons would result in the end of their government.

US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea

The arrival of the USS Ronald Reagan is expected to enrage North Korea, which views the deployment of such a powerful military asset as a major security threat.