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As war on Ukraine continues, Russia prepares for smaller Victory Day parade
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (60+ words) Russia's annual Victory Day parade will be smaller than previous ones as the effects of the war on Ukraine take a toll. As war on Ukraine continues, Russia prepares for smaller Victory Day parade Russia's annual Victory Day parade will…...
Russia declares a truce in Ukraine to mark Victory Day
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (638+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Head of the Republic of Mordovia Artyom Zdunov at the Kremlin in Moscow, Monday, May 4, 2026. Mikhail Metzel/Pool Sputnik Kremlin hide caption Russia's Defense Ministry declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine for Friday and…...
Remembering Tuskegee Airman George Hardy, who died last week at 100 years old
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (503+ words) One of the last surviving combat veterans of the Tuskegee Airmen, George Hardy died last week aged 100. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Leon Butler Jr. from the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. about his legacy. America's lost a hero. George Hardy had…...
Once upon a time, nostalgia was epidemic among homesick soldiers
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (849+ words) A vinyl record is seen at United Record Pressing, July 11, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP hide caption Think back to a fond time and place in your childhood " perhaps a stroll with a parent along a waved-washed beach....
As 'Mein Kampf' turns 100, a documentary grapples with its terrible legacy
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (373+ words) One of the most infamous books ever written was published 100 years ago: Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler. One of the most infamous books ever written was published 100 years ago today. "Mein Kampf," by Adolf Hitler, came out in two volumes,…...
New research suggests a way to prevent the spread of Malaria
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (471+ words) A new study reports on a novel way to short-circuit the parasite that spreads Malaria, so people wouldn't get infected with a mosquito's bite. Mosquitoes inject the parasite that causes malaria into more than 250 million people each year. New research…...
'Nuremberg' is full of big questions " and missed opportunities
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1046+ words) Russell Crowe and Rami Malek face off in an historical battle of wits and Weltanschauung in James Vanderbilt's new film Nuremberg. The movie comes to cinemas to coincide with the 80th anniversary of. .. 'Nuremberg' is full of big questions " and missed…...
James Vanderbilt's 'Nuremberg' explores the human horror in a Nazi leader's story
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (925+ words) Russell Crowe learned German to play the part of the Nazis' second-in-command Hermann G'ring in James Vanderbilt's Nuremberg. Scott Garfield/Sony Pictures Classics hide caption Within months of the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, the Allied powers put its surviving…...
A new book tells the stories of the Black World War II pilots who were lost in combat
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (465+ words) NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Cheryl W. Thompson about her book, "Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen," which chronicles Black World War II pilots who were lost in combat. CHERYL W THOMPSON: Hi, Ayesha. Thanks for having me....
Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounds remote U. S. islands in the Pacific Ocean
3+ week, 2+ day ago (529+ words) A utility pole blocks the road in Saipan on Wednesday as a super typhoon with ferocious winds and relentless rains, shredded tin roofs and forced residents to take cover from flying tree limbs. Office of the Mayor, municipality of Saipan…...