Last British "Dambuster" from WWII raids on Nazi Germany dies at 101
George "Johnny" Johnson was a bomb aimer with the U.K. air force who took part in the raids targeting German dams with specially developed "bouncing bombs."
World War II
Remains of soldier who died 80 years ago in POW camp identified
Experts say they have identified the remains of a soldier from Massachusetts who died as a prisoner of war during World War II.
Robert Clary, last of the "Hogan's Heroes" stars, dies at 96
The French-born survivor of Nazi concentration camps during World War II died of natural causes at his home in the Los Angeles area.
Remains of U.S. soldier killed in World War II ambush identified
Francis Martin, 25, was killed in France in January 1945, authorities said.
Lithuania and World War II
“One of the worst slaughters during the Holocaust. Some 90% to 95% of the Jewish population of Lithuania was murdered brutally, cruelly, sadistically,” YIVO’s Jonathan Brent tells Jon Wertheim.
The Paper Brigade: Rescuing cultural artifacts during and after WWII
A group of writers and intellectuals living in what is now Vilnius, Lithuania, risked their lives to save Jewish culture and history.
6 killed in collision between World War II airplanes at Dallas air show
All six people who were onboard the two planes at the time of the crash were killed, a county official said.
Newly discovered photos show horror of Nazi's Kristallnacht up close
The violence of the pogrom exactly 84 years ago is widely considered a starting point for the Holocaust, in which 6 million Jews were murdered.
Radioactive waste found at Missouri school
A recent report found significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school in Missouri where nuclear weapons were produced during World War II. Schools in the area are switching to virtual as parents are outraged. Adriana Diaz reports.
World War II "ghost boat" emerges in drought-stricken lake
The "ghost boat" was salvaged and somehow ended up at the bottom of California's largest reservoir.
After decades-long "unsolved mystery," Pearl Harbor sailor to be laid to rest
The service at Arlington will be the latest chapter in the story of a 21-year-old man from the small northern Illinois town of Grayslake.
America's failures in response to the Holocaust
A new PBS documentary series by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, "The U.S. and the Holocaust," examines how United States policy was not always an open door for Jews in Europe who sought to flee Nazi persecution before and during World War II.
Poland to demand $1.3 trillion in WWII reparations from Germany
Berlin considers the matter closed, but Poland says negotiations on reparations will be a "long and not an easy path," but "will bring success."
4 families say they're still suffering seizures, sue over Navy fuel-tainted Hawaii tap water
Four families have filed a lawsuit, saying the Navy "harbored toxic secrets" when jet fuel contaminated drinking water for 93,000 military members and civilians in Hawaii.
Dozens of sunken WWII ships resurface in drought-stricken river
Photos from a stretch of the river near Prahovo, Serbia, show enormous vessels, some of which contain explosives, protruding from the water.
World War II bomb found in drought-stricken Italian river
The River Po has been running dry as it faces its worst drought in 70 years.
History obsession leads to unlikely friendship between twins and WWII vet
"We don't know about how we've changed his life," one of the twins said, "but we know that he obviously changed ours."
Ashes of 8,000 Nazi victims found in two mass graves in Poland
Investigators say the Nazis tried to hide the executions by incinerating the bodies and planting trees on the burial pits.
Biden arrives in Israel for start of first Middle East trip
The president begins the visit with a three-day stop in Israel, where officials say Iran's quickly evolving nuclear program is at the top of their agenda.
102-year-old's courageous past revealed
David Begnaud tells how one woman's scroll through social media helped reveal the courageous story of her 102-year-old grandmother, who was one of the last surviving members of an all-female and all-Black segregated World War II unit.
In surprise phone call, Jill Biden thanks WWII veteran for her service
Crescencia Garcia is one of only six surviving members of an all-female, all-Black, segregated unit that was sent overseas during WWII.
U.S. Army Air Forces pilot killed on D-Day laid to rest in Normandy 78 years later
Lt. William J. McGowan's P-47 Thunderbolt was shot down over France's Moon-sur-Elle on June 6, 1944.
Airman killed on D-Day buried 78 years later
A U.S. Air Force lieutenant who was killed when his plane was shot down over France on D-Day was finally buried in Normandy, nearly 80 years later.
Last WWII Medal of Honor recipient to lie in honor at U.S. Capitol
Williams, a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer and the last living medal of honor recipient from World War II, died Wednesday at 98 years old.
7/3/2022: 60 Minutes Presents - The Ritchie Boys
The full story of a secret U.S. WWII military intelligence unit bolstered by German-born Jews.
Arrests made in crown jewelry heist at Paris' Louvre museum, prosecutor says
Thieves took less than eight minutes to steal jewels valued at $102 million last Sunday morning from Paris' famous Louvre museum.
Trump hikes tariffs on Canada by another 10% in response to anti-tariff ad
The move comes even though Ontario's leader said the anti-tariff ad would be halted beginning Monday.
Hurricane Melissa strengthens into a powerful Category 3 storm in the Caribbean
Melissa strengthened into a major hurricane and is expected to bring "catastrophic" flash flooding and landslides to Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Kamala Harris leaves the door open for another presidential run
Former vice president Kamala Harris spoke about the possibility of a woman being in the White House one day in an interview with the BBC.
Trump travels to Asia to meet China's Xi, as government shutdown continues
President Trump met with the emir and prime minister of Qatar Saturday aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop.
Trump calls for prosecution of more political foes including Smith and Garland
President Trump late Friday pushed for several Biden-era Justice Department officials to be prosecuted over an FBI investigation into the fallout of the 2020 election.
Honduran man killed on Virginia highway while fleeing ICE agents
Jose Castro-Rivera was in a vehicle that was stopped on a Virginia highway on Thursday morning, according to Virginia State Police.
June Lockhart, actor known for "Lassie" and "Lost in Space," dies at 100
June Lockhart, the actor best known for her role as the matriarch in the TV series "Lassie", has died, her family spokesperson said Saturday.
Government shutdown hits Day 26 with no deal in sight
The government shutdown hit Day 26 with no deal in sight as the Senate stands adjourned for the weekend.