The Asian Games' golden ticket: Esports stars target medal success -- and a military exemption
Gaming has achieved an unprecedented milestone by being selected as an official medal sport for the Hangzhou Asian Games in the form of esports, but participating in the competition holds significant importance -- and possibly life-changing implications -- for some players.
2023-09-27 10:17
Vietnam pilot who disregarded direct order gets Medal of Honor
In 1968, Capt Larry Taylor tried something that had never been done before under intense enemy fire.
2023-09-06 10:29
Helicopter pilot receives Medal of Honor for daring rescue during Vietnam War
It wasn't until after Army Capt. Larry Taylor had picked up four of his fellow soldiers during a raging firefight in Vietnam -- the men clinging onto the outside of his helicopter, as there wasn't room inside -- that he realized he had to figure out where to take them.
2023-09-06 04:28
Russia labels editor and Nobel winner Dmitry Muratov 'foreign agent'
Dmitry Muratov's Novaya Gazeta daily lost its licence in Russia and now he is labelled a "foreign agent".
2023-09-02 05:51
US soldier to receive highest peacetime award for heroism after defending woman
A US soldier in Hawaii is receiving the military's highest award for valor not in combat on Wednesday for saving a woman's life and repeatedly fighting off a man who was attacking her.
2023-07-20 05:18