Tag: world
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WWII veteran and Penrose, Co. native, John Sekulich, will turn 106 next week
WWII veteran and Penrose, Co. native, John Sekulich, will turn 106 next week. Sekulich and his wife, Charlotte, caught up with the Gazette to share stories of his time in the European theater, in which he was responsible for maintaining Allied communication cables despite German opposition.
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Bingo World: Military Order of the Purple Heart
A glimpse inside Bingo World, a Colorado Springs bingo hall hosting games every Wednesday ran by The Military Order of the Purple Heart veterans. (Video by Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
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Last Doolitte Raider honored at Colorado Springs museum
Lt. Col. Richard Cole is the last remaining Doolittle Raider.
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Israel shoots down Syrian jet; Syrian forces reach Golan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BEIRUT — Israel shot down a Syrian fighter jet it said had breached its airspace on Tuesday while advancing Syrian government forces retaking territory from rebels reached the Golan Heights frontier for the first time in seven years. The Israeli military said it monitored the…
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Forest fires rage on either side of Athens; at least 3 dead
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ATHENS, Greece — Two major forest fires raged out of control on either side of Greece’s capital Monday, leaving at least three people dead, injuring dozens, burning houses and sending people fleeing to beaches and…
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U.S. and China are engaged in a ‘Cold War,’ CIA expert says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ASPEN • Even as the Trump administration works to warm relations with North Korea and Russia, America’s relations with China have chilled so much a top Central Intelligence Agency expert has dusted off an old term: “Cold War.” Michael Collins, the intelligence agency’s top China…
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Out of hospital, Thai boys recount moment they were found
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CHIANG RAI, Thailand — Trapped in the recesses of a flooded cave in northern Thailand, the 12 boys and their soccer coach were trying to dig their way out when they heard voices in the darkness. Their coach quickly told everyone to be quiet. “We…