Kim Jong Un pledges further show of nuclear capabilities, Russia unleashes lethal barrage on multiple Ukrainian cities.
1. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged further shows of his nuclear capabilities to deter the U.S., after two weeks of military drills in which he claimed to launch a new ballistic missile and demonstrate tactical atomic strikes. Kim described a series of exercises since Sept. 25, which included the first missile fired over Japan in five years, as a “severe warning” to the U.S. and its allies, the state-run Korean Central News Agency said Monday. The drills included simulated nuclear strikes on airports in South Korea and rocket attacks on seaports, the report said, describing the moves as responses to U.S.-led naval exercises.
2. Russia unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities Monday, smashing civilian targets including downtown Kyiv where at least eight people were killed amid burnt-out cars and shattered buildings that brought back into focus the grim reality of war after months of easing tensions in the capital.
3. A National Park Service study released Friday cites 24 properties potentially worthy of National Historic Landmark consideration because of their “significant connections” to the Cold War. The properties range from Camp David in Maryland and a Nike missile facility in San Francisco to the Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific and a B-29 bomber that rests under water in Nevada.
4. A Tri-State World War II veteran was laid to rest on Saturday afternoon at Greenmount Cemetery. The funeral was held for Sergeant Parke Piper who passed away on Sept. 29 at 100 years old. American Legion Post 37 in Quincy, Ill., held the special ceremony, also remembering Piper’s two older brothers who served as well.
5. Rafael "Ray" Madrigal snapped to attention, removed his hat and bowed his head as his great-grandson, Matthew Madrigal, slipped a red, white and blue ribbon around his neck Saturday in the Oak Grove Sportsmen's Club. A medallion on the ribbon read "Honored Vietnam Veteran: Schuylkill County," but retired Sgt. 1st Class Madrigal couldn't have been prouder had it been a Silver Star. In a precious sight, a 9-year-old boy and a 95-year-old Army veteran saluted each other in the presence of family members and veterans from American Legion Post 374 in Pine Grove, Pa.
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