On Tuesday, an electric bus fell off an overpass in Venice, Italy, and slammed into the ground 33 feet below. The incident caused 21 deaths, including children, and 15 injuries. According to the head of the bus operator, the driver may have
Yemen’s warring sides have exchanged 64 bodies of their fallen, local media and tribal leaders said. The handover between the country’s Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia marked the latest in reconciliation efforts amid Yemen’s yearslong conflict. The rare exchange took place on
Reginald Pye, 99, Royal Engineers A driver carrying sappers, mines and ammunition. While moving through Normandy 14 days after D-Day he gave a 14-year-old girl his evening meal of a slice of bread with jam and a tin of pilchards. The next
For many people nationwide, Memorial Day is associated with a weekend at the lake or beach, cookouts with friends and family, and nearly endless shopping sprees. For Fred Minnick, the holiday looks much different than that. The 44-year-old war veteran spent a
As Memorial Day approaches, the families of past and present military service members are left to think about their loved ones. But one U.S. nonprofit is thinking about America’s military families 365 days a year, especially in their darkest hours. Fisher House
Prince William appeared visibly moved as he attended a tribute to fallen soldiers on Anzac Day. The Prince of Wales laid a wreath at the Australian memorial at Hyde Park Corner in London. The Dawn Service ceremony was organised by the Australian
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped back from royal duties in 2020, many Americans appeared sympathetic to their plight. The pair escaped an institution to start a new life in America, the land of the free. The young couple quickly befriended
A hiker miraculously survived a 200 foot fall off a cliff while during a trip to the mountains on Christmas Eve. Ruth Woroniecki, 40, slipped and fell while hiking back to her campsite on the 8,800-foot Cucamonga Peak in California. According to