In September 1814 on the waters of Lake Champlain, American sailors won an improbable victory that not only turned back the largest British invasion force of the War of 1812 but also helped secure ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — After opening an investigation of a man found dead in the Avalon Terrace neighborhood, police on Thursday labeled the shooting domestic in nature and charged a woman with first ...

A Virginia man was charged with murder after authorities say he shot a high school teen who he believed was trying to break into his house, though the surviving teens claim they were filming a ...

Niterra North America representatives came together with those from its Japanese partnering corporation as well as with West Virginia state and federal officials Friday to celebrate the company ...

Anna Jarvis was born in 1864 in West Virginia. She was one of her mother's more than 12 children -- though most died from diseases like measles. During the Civil War, Anna's mother, Ann Maria ...

Poland is preparing to repel a Russian invasion, including a plan to train every adult male in the country to be ready for war. We go to Poland to see what the preparations look like. May 2 ...

He was serving in this capacity when the War of 1812 erupted. Roe wanted to join the militia to fight the invaders, but Selby forbade it. He needed the young man at his side. On April 27, 1813, ...

A Cold War-era spacecraft that failed to make it to Venus is due to crash back to Earth soon and it could hit Arizona. Arizona's Family spoke with businesses in Mesa's Asian District about what it ...

WAR OF WORDS doesn’t focus on the Muslim background of the Chechen rebels. That’s because other Muslim Chechens switched sides and started supporting Russia. Instead, the movie focuses on the Russian ...

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