U.S. warship sunk by "kamikaze bomb" during WWII found off Japan
84 U.S. sailors were killed in the sinking, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command.
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U.S. identifies remains of WWII soldier who vanished in 1944
More than 70 years passed before scientists determined that remains from a burnt-out tank found in Gey, Germany, could be those of the missing crewman Joe A. Vinyard.
Putin marks "Victory Day" as Ukraine deflects his latest missile salvo
Vladimir Putin presided over a toned-down parade in Moscow as his war effort in Ukraine cost him more troops and more missiles, with little to show.
Zelenskyy vows on VE Day to defeat Putin "just as Nazism was defeated"
As the world marked the anniversary of Nazi Germany's 1945 surrender, Russia, which helped beat Hitler, unleashed a fresh attack on its neighbor.
Wreckage of sunken Japanese WWII ship found
The wreckage of a Japanese ship that was torpedoed during World War II off the coast of the Philippines has been found. The ship was carrying Allied prisoners of war, most of them Australians, when it sank in 1942. All 1,080 people aboard perished.
Explorers locate WWII ship sunk with over 1,000 Allied POWs
Those killed included 1,080 people from 14 nations.
Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor, dies at 103
Ferencz secured convictions for 22 former Nazi commanders who were charged with murdering over 1 million Jews, Gypsies and others.
Auschwitz Memorial criticizes WWE for using image of concentration camp
"Exploiting the site that became a symbol of enormous human tragedy is shameless and insults the memory of all victims of Auschwitz."
Remains of WWII airman identified 79 years after he was killed in action
The engineer was on board an aircraft that went down in southern England during the summer of 1944.
Video shows huge World War II anti-ship mine being destroyed
Authorities sounded emergency sirens to mark the removal of the bomb with 1,500-pounds of explosives.
Remains of WWII pilot who saved 7 airmen from crash identified after 79 years
William Montgomery steered a damaged aircraft from Germany to England so that his crew could safely parachute to land. He died in the plane crash.
World War II airman from Texas identified 80 years after being killed in action
Frank C. Ferrel was 31 when he died in 1943. He was buried as an "unknown" for nearly a century.
Musical instruments of hope
Musical instruments that were almost lost during World War II are not only being recovered and repaired, but they're also teaching lessons from the past in the universal language. Manuel Bojorquez has more.
WWII-era bomb explodes in England in "unplanned" detonation
Officials first became aware of the 550-pound bomb on Feb. 7.
Book excerpt: "The Nazi Conspiracy"
Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch's New York Times bestseller examines an alleged Nazi plot to assassinate Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin as they attended a 1943 summit meeting in Tehran.
"The Nazi Conspiracy": The WWII plot to kill FDR, Churchill and Stalin
In their latest bestseller, Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch write of an assassination plot aimed at Allied leaders attending a 1943 summit in Tehran – a conspiracy that, if successful, could have changed the outcome of the war.
Remains of Ohio pilot shot down over Germany in WWII identified
Six of the 10 crew members were able to escape the plane before it crashed, while pilot Carl Nesbitt and the rest were killed.
Declassified map sparks treasure hunt for riches looted by Nazi troops
One man with a metal detector said he'd scoured the area for decades and "found some nice Roman objects," but never knew there could be "Nazi treasure," too.
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."
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.
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Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah event; sources say gunman at large
Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University.
Charlie Kirk, influential voice for young conservatives, killed at 31
Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot in the neck while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University.
Politics, retribution behind FBI purge, agents allege in new lawsuit
A new lawsuit filed by fired FBI agents says the bureau "tried to put the President in jail and he hasn't forgotten it."
Harris: Biden 2024 decision shouldn't have been "left to an individual's ego"
Former Vice President Kamala Harris' book, "107 Days," will detail her sprint of a race for the presidency.
2 wounded in shooting at Colorado high school, suspect also hurt
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office say the shooting suspect is a student.
House votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations
It's unclear if the repeal will end up in the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which still has to get through the Senate.
Mars rover uncovers strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life.
Elon Musk is no longer the world's richest person, new ranking says
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison took the title of world's richest person from Elon Musk after stock in the software giant shot up on Wednesday.
New details emerge about turbulence that injured 18 on Delta flight
Passengers endured 2.5 minutes of turbulence that caught the pilots by surprise even though they had already altered their route to avoid the storms, the NTSB said.