John Gilbert Winant, the ambassador to Great Britain in the early 1940s, became the first head of the Social Security ...

One woman wondered back in September if it was her grandfather, Richard Yarling. We try to find out if he was the oldest ...

Geb Galle served on the battleship USS Nevada during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and he later saved four sailors from a ...

Tucked inside the Port of Los Angeles, an industrial island has become an unexpected flashpoint in the federal immigration ...

The remains of an Army private from Detroit who died as a World War II prisoner of war in the Philippines have been ...

Considered an essential piece of kit for every Marine, a wide variety of private-purchase and standard-issue knives were ...

On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a ...

Donated by the naval officer’s descendants, the two letters are now on display at the Fukushima Museum in Japan to mark the ...

JACKSONVILLE, ORE. – 103 years young never looked better. Al Lightman celebrated his birthday with those he’s recently built relationships with here at Pioneer Village in Jacksonville. “It’s nice to ...

As 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the 'Forced To Leave' exhibit at the UAMN highlights Alaska's ...

In World War II, while the Battle of the Atlantic raged on, another lesser-known but equally impactful campaign was unfolding ...

As we prepare to celebrate the 80th Commemoration of the end of World War II, we honor the sacrifice of the millions of service members and everyday Americans who helped win the war, as well as those ...