Rust does not actually affect the fighting prowess of America’s ships—but it suggests a navy in decline, an image that China has promoted as it builds up its own fleet.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Once a month, members of the Rust Knights meet at Cole Park to practice. The team is Corpus Christi’s Armored Combat Sports team. In an ACS competition, fighters go against one ...

Pop quiz: look at this photograph of USS Green Bay (LPD 20), one of the U.S. Navy’s premier amphibious transports, making port in Pearl Harbor late last month. Now look at Green Bay’s rust-streaked ...

Of course the whole patina craze is big on the West Coast. It’s not that a Midwesterner can’t appreciate the look of a car burnished by time and use; there’s an honesty to it, a sense of historicity ...

The Rust Belt Showdown 3 video game tournament will be held at the Millcreek Mall on April 26. The tournament features various fighting games, including Super Smash Bros. Melee, Mortal Kombat 1, and ...