George Gater Mike Hancock, Jr., of West Chester, PA, passed away peacefully on December 28th, surrounded by his family. Born on November 3rd, 1938, Mike grew up in Fayette City, PA. He was the only ...

A storm that had the potential to bring a white Christmas to Massachusetts and the Boston area may not bring as much snow to the most of New England ahead of the holidays after all. The snow Tuesday ...

The U.S. Navy will get two new battleships, the “largest we've ever built,” sometime in the 2030s, President Donald Trump announced on Dec. 22. Construction of the ships, designated Trump-class ...

President Donald Trump announced plans to build a new "golden fleet" of naval vessels, starting with two battleships. The first "Trump class" battleship will be named the USS Defiance, with plans for ...

President Trump announced on Monday a new class of battleships as part of the U.S. Navy’s “Golden Fleet.” The president said that he approved a plan for the Navy to start construction of the two ...

I never thought I would say this in the year 2025, but here it is: the United States is working on a brand-new battleship, the likes of which the seas of the world have not seen in countless decades.

The centerpiece of the Trump administration’s revamp of the U.S. Navy is the largest surface combatant America will build since World War II. The U.S. Navy will buy two new “battleships” as part of ...

Between high interest rates and the high cost of materials, construction is slow all over the country right now. But it’s particularly slow in Boston. Last week I drove around Boston on the lookout ...

President Donald Trump announced plans Monday for a new class of large Navy warships bearing his name. The so-called “Trump-class” ships would be described as battleships, though officials say they ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. U.S. President Donald Trump announced a bold plan ...

President Trump announced on Monday a new class of battleships as part of the U.S. Navy’s “Golden Fleet.” The president said that he approved a plan for the Navy to start construction of the two ...

One late afternoon in mid-October, Taylor McNeilly, a 36-year-old archivist teaching at Simmons University, set off to campus from their family home in Glocester, R.I., about five minutes later than ...