Honoring a Civil War veteran who was lost to history

Researching her family history, Cheryl Wills found she was related to a former slave who served in the Civil War with the United States Colored Troops, which led her to a distant relative, a former ...

Remains of 28 soldiers found in storage identified as Civil War veterans

The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers — but nothing linking them to the Civil War.

Honoring women, the "forgotten" Vietnam veterans on Veterans Day

About 7,000 U.S. women served overseas as nurses during the Vietnam War. These veterans are working to ensure their contributions are honored on Veterans' Day 2024.

WATCH: Honoring military on Veterans Day

ABC News’ Bob Woodruff and philanthropist Craig Newmark share a preview of the Woodruff Foundation’s annual “Stand Up for Heroes” event.

The History of Veterans Day

The holiday, which originally marked the end of World War I, was broadened in the 1950s to honor all veterans.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

Biden Honors Veterans in Ceremony at Arlington Cemetery

“This is the last time I will stand here at Arlington as commander in chief,” President Biden said in remembering service members who have served the country.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 11

Biden lays wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to honor Veterans Day

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were at Arlington National Cemetery Monday to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in observance of Veterans ...

How the Budweiser Clydesdales help honor veterans and military families

The iconic Budweiser Clydesdales have partnered with Folds of Honor, a nonprofit helping military families, for more than 14 years.

‘This is effectively a civil war’: despair in Haiti as gangs step up assault on capital

Fighters wielding guns and machetes have taken a key zone of Port-au-Prince as the beleaguered authorities try to restore order. The storming of Solino began in the dead of night with dozens of ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

An Oath Keeper Talks Civil War Over Pastrami on Rye

“I'm training people to survive a civil war, to get out of the way, to stay home, stay off the grid,” says Oath Keeper Jim Arroyo, in an interview two days before the US presidential election.

Tech - Wired - November 4

‘No time to pull punches’: is a civil war on the horizon for the Democratic party?

Accusations and recriminations abound as Democrats try to figure out what went wrong after an electoral trouncing. Joe Biden stood before the American people, millions of whom were still reeling ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

Why Chinese companies are also waiting for Sudan's civil war to end

World - Yahoo News - 5 days ago

NATO's newest members update their civil preparedness guides for risk of war

Sweden and Finland, which recently gave up neutrality and joined NATO following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, have sent out updated civil preparedness guides with instructions how to ...

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Civil War Toll Much Worse in Confederate States, New Estimates Show

An analysis of newly released 19th-century census records offers more insight into the conflict’s costs.

Science - The New York Times - Yesterday

Vietnam War-era "Dustoff" crews honored with Congressional Gold Medal

During the Vietnam War, U.S. Army medevac teams flew into hostile combat areas, rescuing an estimated 900,000 wounded soldiers and Vietnamese civilians over the course of 11 years. Nearly 50 years ...

Soldiers who lost both legs in Afghanistan reunite

David Jack Plant and Antony “Coops” Cooper lost both their legs within minutes of each other in Afghanistan.

Dozens jailed in drug smuggling mega-trial: "Your honor, I played, I lost."

The multinational cocaine and cannabis trafficking enterprise was busted after investigators cracked encrypted messaging apps.

5 candidates of color who made history on Tuesday

Vice President Harris fell short of making history as the first woman — and first woman of color — to ascend to the presidency on Tuesday, but multiple other candidates of color did seal their ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Washington retiring Kelsey Plum's jersey; first women's basketball player to receive honor in school history

Kelsey Plum led the Huskies' women's basketball team to its first Final Four appearance and led the nation in scoring as a senior.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

Vietnam veteran gives new U.S. flag to patriot who couldn't serve

In this Veterans Day edition of "Beg-Knows America," CBS News' David Begnaud tells the story of two men whose deep respect for the American flag brought them together

Chris Sale wins 2024 NL Cy Young Award: Braves veteran beats Zack Wheeler, Paul Skenes for first honor

Sale's first Cy Young comes on the heels of a resurgent 2024 season

Sports - CBS Sports - 14 hours ago

Online Talk About ‘Civil War’ Could Inspire Real-World Violence, DHS Warns Cops

The agency also cautioned that it’s unable to get a grasp on the full scale of the threat, due to extremists increasingly using encrypted chat tools.

Tech - Wired - October 23

Myanmar's civil war reshaped in past year with coordinated offensive by powerful resistance groups

Three well-armed militias launched a surprise joint offensive in northeastern Myanmar a year ago, breaking a strategic stalemate with the regime’s military with rapid gains of huge swaths of ...

World - ABC News - October 28

‘We have so much heart’ – Sudan aim to reach first World Cup despite civil war

Abdelrahman Kuku is part of a side that cannot play at home but wants to bring joy there. “I am excited, everyone is excited, you have to be excited,” the Sudan international Abdelrahman Kuku says ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Saints' Derek Carr has now lost to more teams than any other QB in NFL history

Sunday's Saints loss to the Panthers was the first of Carr's career to Carolina. He's now a loss to the Raiders away from losing to every NFL team.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 3

Up in smoke: the artist who lost 1000 paintings in a house fire

Max Ayres has spent much of his life capturing Lancashire – and himself – without ever selling a painting. Now a blaze has transformed much of his singular body of work. Max Ayres has a hole in his ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

Woman reuniting photos lost in Hurricane Helene with families who own them

After Hurricane Helene, Taylor Schenker found herself with about 200 family photos that didn't belong to her. Now, she's hoping to reunite them with the people they belong to.

1960s civil rights protesters who staged historic sit-in finally have arrest records cleared

Simon Bouie told his mother and grandmother he wasn’t going to get in trouble back in 1960.

Who Has the ICC Charged With War Crimes?

The short list includes Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the deposed president of Sudan, and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.

World - The New York Times - 57 minutes ago

Teens who made history with math discovery publish paper with new proofs

Students who made math history when they were in high school have now published new ways of proving the Pythagorean Theorem using trigonometry.

8 women who made history in the 2024 election: ‘It’s humbling to win’

Although fewer women ran for Congress this year, female candidates notched historic wins across the U.S.

Business - CNBC - November 6

‘Here’s how it feels’: how a Lebanese businessman lost everything in five years of turmoil and war

Beirut property developer among many denied access to fortunes by banks after a financial crisis and now reeling from effects of Israel’s airstrikes. From the balcony of his flat in a monied suburb ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

UK D-Day veteran George Chandler, who escorted American troops to Normandy beaches, dies at 99

D-Day veteran George Chandler, who sought to counter sometimes glamorous depictions of the landings by recalling the horrors he witnessed escorting U.S. troops to the beaches of northern France as ...

World - ABC News - October 28

June Spencer: Veteran Archers star who found art could imitate life

The actress was the last surviving original cast member of BBC Radio 4 serial The Archers.

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