James LaPorta is the national security coordinating producer for the CBS News' Washington bureau. He is a former U.S. Marine veteran infantryman and veteran of the Afghanistan war. Washington — A fire ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)— Sailors, veterans, and families gathered at Naval Station Norfolk on Sunday morning to mark a somber anniversary, honoring the 47 service members killed aboard the USS Iowa. The ...

Service members and families gathered at Naval Station Norfolk's Iowa Point to remember the 47 sailors who died when a gun turret exploded aboard the battleship in 1989 NORFOLK, Va. — Service members ...

On April 19, 1989, the center gun of the number two 16-inch gun turret exploded during a training exercise aboard the battleship USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors. Ted Cruz says the quiet part out loud: ...

At a recent fundraiser for Scouting USA, I was the proud bidder of a tour on the USS Iowa, in San Pedro, and a dinner for 10 at the captain’s table on board. The priceless experience was made by the ...

Otto von Bismarck’s special providence for “fools, drunks, and the United States of America” may be coming to the aid of the current incumbent. TACO—“Trump always chickens out”—was never a slur but a ...

The nuclear-power fast-attack sub is the latest in a long line of ships named for the state, but the first submarine to bear the name. By Nicholas Slayton Published Mar 29, 2026 4:15 PM EDT Get Task & ...

NOW. GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M MARCUS MCINTOSH KAYLA JAMES HAS THE NIGHT OFF. NOW IOWA’S CINDERELLA RUN. UNFORTUNATELY FOR HAWKEYE FANS, IS OVER. THE TEAM FELL IN ITS ELITE EIGHT ...

The Iowa State Cyclones knew that they faced an uphill battle going up against the Tennessee Volunteers in the Sweet 16 of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. There were a lot of similarities in how the two ...

Tomorrow, March 28th, 2026, the No. 9 Iowa Hawkeyes and No. 3 Illinois Wildcats face off in a matchup between two Big Ten teams. One of them will advance to the Final Four. After the most recent ...

A spot in the Final Four is on the line when Big Ten rivals clash as the ninth-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes battle the third-seeded Illinois Fighting Illini in a 2026 NCAA Tournament South Region Elite Eight ...