Europe was finally quiet. Planes no longer dropped bombs, tanks sat stationary, rattling machine guns fell silent. After six ...

It’s no exaggeration to say food from the Friendship Train kept countless people from starving that winter. It’s also no ...

This week saw a huge variety of poignant VE Day 80 commemorations, here and around the UK, with many special events ...

The incredible stories of children sent to safety as bombs rocked Britain during World War II have been told as we remember ...

As a young British Jewish soldier Mervyn Kersh was 'on a mission' when he joined up in World War II but nothing could prepare ...

Deserters also survived in a similar shelter in Kaundorf, which was restored as a national monument in 1987. The largest ...

Trains came to a halt, cars pulled to the side of the road and no plane arrived or departed in the Netherlands as the country ...

In the chaos of WWI, Germany helped Vladimir Lenin return home in a calculated gamble to set off a revolution and remove ...

WESTMONT, Ill. (WLS) -- A pedestrian was hit and killed by a Metra train in the west suburbs on Tuesday evening, fire officials said. The Westmont Fire Department responded to the scene near the ...

The suspect took off, police said. Southbound 4, 5, and 6 trains skipped the station while the investigation was underway. MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber was on the scene. Anyone with any ...

FREMONT — A man struck and killed by a BART train Thursday evening at the Warm Springs station was a 24-year-old Milpitas resident, authorities said Friday. Related Articles Emergency on BART ...

Officers said the victim, a male whose age is unknown, fell onto the track at the station before he was hit by a train. He was later pronounced dead on the scene. The crash caused some delays for ...