Remains of WWII soldier ID'd 8 decades after he was killed
Officials have identified the remains of Noah C. Reeves, a U.S. Army soldier killed in action in 1944.
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18-year-old soldier identified after he went missing during Korean War
U.S. Army Cpl. Ray K. Lilly, 18, of Matoaka, West Virginia, went missing while his unit was fighting in North Korea on November 2, 1950.
Philadelphia museum honoring Black veterans who serve in law enforcement
ACES Veterans Museum in Germantown is honoring Black members of law enforcement and veterans with medals during a ceremony on Tuesday.
"I'll Have What She's Having" exhibit at Illinois Holocaust Museum teaches history of Jewish delis
While most people probably associate Jewish delis with New York, they also have important roots in Chicago's meat industry.
Doughnut shop owner on being in internment camp
Jim Nakano has been serving doughnuts at his California shop since 1972. Adam Yamaguchi talks to Nakano about what it means to be a beloved part of the community and how his life was shaped by being sent to an internment camp at just 2 years old.
2 more U.S. soldiers killed during WWII identified: "He was so young"
About 160 service members have been accounted for over the last fiscal year as part of a massive, yearslong effort headed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
Pearl Harbor survivors mark attack anniversary
Survivors of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, which propelled the U.S. into World War II, attended a remembrance ceremony Thursday. There were five survivors at the ceremony. A sixth, a 102-year-old California man, was planning to attend, but was unable to make the trip.
Missing U.S. airman accounted for 79 years after bomber shot down
Staff Sgt. Franklin P. Hall, 21, was the left waist gunner on a B-24D Liberator called "Queen Marlene" when it was attacked by German air forces.
Remains of U.S. tank commander killed in WWII ID'd 79 years later
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Gene F. Walker was 27 and commanded an M4 Sherman tank in November 1944 when his tank was struck in Germany.
Honoring America's war dead far from home
100 years ago the American Battle Monuments Commission was created to honor fallen and missing service members overseas, with the promise that "Time will not dim the glory of their deeds."
Liberation Pavilion a reminder of war's horrors
The Liberation Pavilion, which opened this month on the campus of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, examines the legacy of the war and its lessons. Janet Shamlian has more.
Liberation Pavilion seeks to serve as a reminder of the horrors of WWII
The Liberation Pavilion opened this month on the campus of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
Dozens of WWII shipwrecks identified in Dunkirk channel: "Very moving"
Over 338,000 soldiers were evacuated during Operation Dynamo, cramming into military ships, fishing trawlers, ferries and tugboats.
Rachel Maddow on "Prequel" and the rise of the fascist movement in America
Prior to World War II, antisemites and Nazi sympathizers in the U.S. plotted to set up a Hitler-style dictatorship in America. Rachel Maddow says we are seeing another threat to democracy from the ultra-right today.
Woman found living with needle in her brain after failed WWII infanticide
"The needle penetrated her left parietal lobe, but it did not have the intended effect – the girl survived," the health department said.
Remains of Ohio sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack identified
Modern DNA analyses confirmed the identity of Stanley Galaszewski, a U.S. Navy sailor killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Survivors see new video of sunken WWII aircraft carrier: "I loved that ship"
Julian Hodges, one of the last living veterans who served on the U.S.S. Yorktown, teared up as he watched the video.
Unprecedented images show shipwrecks from Battle of Midway
A team spent 14 hours surveying Akagi, noting it was "the first time anyone has laid eyes on the vessel since sinking during June 1942's Battle of Midway."
Remains of U.S. WWII pilot who never returned from mission identified
Charles G. Reynolds will be buried in his Ohio hometown later this month — 80 years after he went missing.
Remains of World War II POW buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Arthur Barrett, a Vermont native, was among thousands of service members captured and held at prisoner of war camps.
Morgan Freeman on rescuing a Black WWII tank battalion from obscurity
The Oscar-winning actor talks about his History Channel documentary, "761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers," about one of only a few African American tank battalions that saw combat in World War II, a time when the armed forces were still segregated.
Watch Oppenheimer discuss use of the atomic bomb in 1965 interview
Manhattan Project mastermind J. Robert Oppenheimer, often credited as the father of the atomic bomb, spoke with CBS News in 1965.
Christopher Nolan on J. Robert Oppenheimer, "the most important person who ever lived"
In his latest film, the director examines the efforts of the physicist and his race to build the atomic bomb that ended World War II. What happened after the war proved to be an entirely different power struggle, as Oppenheimer was accused of being a Russian agent.
U.S. soldier accounted for 8 decades after going MIA in World War II
Hom will be buried in Brooklyn, New York, on Oct. 11, the U.S. military said.
Zelenskyy marks 500th day since invasion began
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Polish President Andrzej Duda on Sunday morning honored the victims of a World War II massacre of tens of thousands of Poles at the hands of Ukrainian nationalists — with the countries now united in the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Charlie D'Agata reports from Ukraine.
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.
At least 4 killed in Ukraine after Russian missile and drone attacks
Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday killed at least four people and wounded 20, officials said.
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.