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A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
Napa Valley Register· 2 days ago-era planes hurled themselves Sunday into now peaceful Normandy skies where war once raged, heralding a week of ceremonies for the fast-disappearing generation of Allied troops who fought from ...
D-Day veteran, 101, heads to France for 80th anniversary of Normandy landings
Fox News· 6 days agoJake Larson, a 101-year-old Army veteran and D-Day survivor, is preparing to travel to France for...
Trump's awkward flip-flops on sentencing for drug traffickers
Chicago Sun-Times· 6 days agoPresident Joe Biden “was a key figure in passing the 1994 Crime Bill, which disproportionately...
The 32 greatest Tom Cruise movies
Total Film via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn preparation for the role, Cruise spent months devouring history books and even interviewing members of the real von Stauffenberg's family. Because von...
At 101, D-Day US veteran heads to France for 80th anniversary
Reuters via Yahoo News· 6 days agoLarson, who goes by the name “Papa Jake,” is among a dwindling number of World War Two veterans who...
At 100, this vet says the ‘greatest generation’ moniker fits ‘because we saved the world’
The Journal Times· 6 hours agoAndrew “Andy” Negra Jr. of Helen, Georgia, is one of a dwindling number of veterans who took part in...
Kunsthalle Praha chronicles pioneering Bauhaus photographer Lucia Moholy's lost legacy
Euronews via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Kunsthalle Praha is giving long-overdue recognition to Prague-born photographer and writer Lucia...
‘This is what we’ve been fighting for.’ British veteran remembers D-Day | FOX 28 Spokane
FOX 28 Spokane· 1 day agoThe former sub-lieutenant was aboard the destroyer HMS Serapis during the Allied invasion of France...
Auraria campus officials receive notice of possible litigation from Jewish students
Colorado Springs Gazette· 4 days agoA Jewish Metropolitan State University of Denver student has filed a notice with the Auraria Higher Education Center, alleging she and others faced harassment and defamation on campus in the ...
Frustration boils as Gov. Greg Abbott, AG Ken Paxton target GOP incumbents
KRGV Rio Grande Valley· 11 hours agoSign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. State Rep. Glenn Rogers is mad as hell, and he’s not being shy about ...