World War II Weekend kicks off with convoy in Reading The parade offers a small preview of the scheduled weekend activities at Reading Regional Airport in Bern Township.

Thousands of people were being evacuated from central Cologne in western Germany on Wednesday after three American bombs from World War II, each with impact fuses, were discovered during ...

Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused on Wednesday in Cologne after the German city's biggest evacuation since the end of the war.

The German city of Cologne has finished evacuating 20,500 people, its largest evacuation order since World War II, after officials defused three massive, unexploded bombs.

Women who served in World War II are getting the recognition that they deserve through a new exhibit now on display in Metro Detroit.

The types of books she often writes—historical novels about bombings, spies and young resistance fighters in World War II—have become some of the hottest novels with young readers starting ...

V-E Day, on May 8, 1945, marked the end of World War II in Europe. But we're still learning that conflict's deepest lessons.

History is seldom tidy. Eras overlap and unfinished business from one period lingers into the next. World War II was a war like no other in the magnitude of its effects on the lives of people and the ...

President Donald Trump announced plans on Thursday to designate May 8 as World War II "Victory Day" and Nov. 11 as World War I "Victory Day," stating that the U.S. did a lot to win both wars.

The president’s proclamation came a week after he said he also wanted to rename Veterans Day as “Victory Day for World War I.” It was unclear if either would be an official holiday.

Imagine a future where our children, born with plastic-resistant immune systems, can live with the pollution we created. Can we really call this progress when it comes at the expense of their ...

A soon-to-be 104-year-old World War II veteran in Ohio is hoping to have a very special guest at his upcoming birthday party. Denver Moore, who turns 104 on May 15, has invited President Donald ...