WASHINGTON — San Diego Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka still keeps a picture of himself and his grandfather. In the photo, ...

RAF pilot Ernest Mayne fought in both World Wars. His bravery, including his efforts at Dunkirk, were honoured with service ...

Almost 90 years since Black American Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, a new film tells the heartwarming story of sportsmanship, solidarity and the struggles he ...

Other titles included "Lord of the Rings", an allusion to the famous firm logo, and the "German Oskar Schindler ... for Jewish workers during World War II". German president Joachim Gauck praised ...

Woodson Jr., who was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War II, spent more than a day treating wounded troops under heavy German fire — all ...

"The tide brought us in, and that's when the 88s hit us," he said of the German 88mm guns ... served in the military during World War II was awarded the Medal of Honor. It wasn't until the ...

Ultimately, they would like to see him honored with the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration that can be awarded by the U.S. government and one long denied to Black troops who served in ...

A badge to remember fallen police officers killed in the line of duty has been banned. Known as the Thin Blue Line charity badge, it is a symbol of respect for officers and to raise money for ...

Waverly B. Woodson Jr., a Black World War II combat medic, received the Distinguished Service Cross decades after his death.