The Pentagon has officially stripped the late gay civil rights leader Harvey Milk's name from a U.S. naval vessel, amid broader efforts by the Trump administration to erase what it describes as "woke" ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the decision was “taking the politics out of ship naming.” The vessel will be renamed for Oscar V. Peterson, a Medal of Honor recipient. By Christine Hauser Defense ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the Navy renamed an oiler originally named after famed gay rights activist and veteran Harvey Milk to honor Chief Watertender Oscar Peterson ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that a U.S. Navy ship previously named after LGBTQ rights hero Harvey Milk will be renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson — a move he said was aimed at ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that a Navy vessel that recognizes gay rights icon Harvey Milk has been renamed, saying that ships should not be named for activists. The vessel will ...

The 'Maharajah of the Keyboard' as Duke Ellington dubbed Oscar Peterson—or, to his friends, simply O.P.—would have turned one hundred in August, reason enough to remember the consummate Canadian ...