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Russia fires 800 drones at Ukraine despite recent talk by Putin and Trump of possible peace
9+ hour, 34+ min ago (947+ words) KYIV, Ukraine " Russia fired at least 800 drones in a massive daytime barrage on about 20 regions of Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding dozens, including children, in one of the longest attacks by Moscow in the 4-year-old…...
Robert Morris University will award honorary degree to 100-year-old WWII veteran
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (191+ words) MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. " Robert Morris University will award an honorary degree to Emily Drake, a 100-year-old World War II veteran, this weekend. Drake was a student at the then-Morris School of Business when she enlisted in the Women's Army Corps…...
World War II soldier from Indiana County now accounted for
1+ week, 4+ day ago (162+ words) WPXI Save more, spend less & avoid ripoffs Inside look at law enforcement & true crime Your one-stop shop for delicious dishes Documentaries that enlighten & entertain In-depth reporting & trending stories Springfest in Greene County carries on, despite cool temperatures World War II…...
Divers find wreckage of America's biggest naval loss of World War I
2+ week, 33+ min ago (415+ words) A United States military ship that was sunk by a German submarine during World War I has been discovered by a diving team off the coast of Great Britain, nearly 108 years after it was lost, officials said Wednesday. In a…...
Letters from a WWII soldier to his sweetheart offer an intimate picture of love during wartime
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (767+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. " Highlights from a trove of more than 200 love letters that tell the story of a couple's courtship and marriage during World War II are now on display digitally through the Nashville Public Library, offering an intimate picture of…...
Betty Reid Soskin, oldest US park ranger, dies at 104
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (930+ words) A National Park Service ranger who came to the job at a spry 85 has died at the age of 104. Betty Reid Soskin was the agency's oldest active ranger and, according to The New York Times, "helped shape the creation of…...
Final sacrifice: WWII veteran, 101, posthumously donates skin to help burn victims
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (444+ words) LIVONIA, Mich. " A World War II veteran and former prisoner of war has posthumously become a life-saver at the age of 101. Charles "Chuck" Leman, of Livonia, Michigan, died on Oct. 6, 2025. He was described as a World War II veteran, a…...
Project connects Americans to the Dutch people who honor their relatives at World War II cemetery
7+ mon, 17+ hour ago (696+ words) DALLAS " In the decades since June West Brandt's older brother was killed in World War II, her kind and artistic sibling who loved to play boogie-woogie on the piano has never been far from her mind. So she was delighted…...
Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama, known for apology over wartime aggression, dies at 101
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (584+ words) TOKYO " Japan's former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 "Murayama statement" apologizing to Asian victims of his country's aggression, died Friday. He was 101. Murayama died at a hospital in his hometown Oita, southwestern Japan, according to a…...
Japan marks end of WWII as survivors remember wartime emperor's surrender speech 80 years ago
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (918+ words) A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo's Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito's 4-minute prerecorded speech began on Aug. 15, 1945, on national radio. Hirohito's responsibility for the war remains controversial today, and Japan has struggled to come to…...