Civil rights leaders and families of World War II veterans celebrated the long-awaited exonerations of 256 Black sailors who were wrongfully convicted after the 1944 Port Chicago explosion, a ...

World War II’s Port Chicago disaster — and its role in civil rights — to be memorialized Events on July 18-21 are planned in Concord, Vallejo, Pittsburg and Oakland ...

Major Zaur Gurtsiyev, who commanded Russian air operations during the brutal siege of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, was killed in an explosion in Russia's Stavropol.

The explosion that killed and injured many civilians at al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza on October 17, 2023, resulted from an apparent rocket-propelled munition, such as those commonly used by ...

A car explosion has killed one person in Syria’s capital Damascus, Syrian news agency SANA reported, without identifying the victim. “One person was killed when an explosive device exploded in ...

A member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was killed when a fire sparked an explosion at a military base in northern Tehran, according to Iranian media reports.The blast occurred as ...

The "earthquake" was reported at Tartus at 12:48 a.m. local time on Monday, roughly the same time that the explosion was first reported. No casualties were reported. Videos posted on social media ...

At least 26 people have been killed in an explosion in the town of Finote Selam in northwestern Ethiopia, amid heavy fighting between government forces and a local militia group.. A further 50 ...

An explosion that rocked Tel Aviv overnight Thursday has left one person dead and several others wounded. Military officials say they believe the source of the explosion was a deadly drone attack ...

Victims of human rights violations and war crimes in Lebanon have too often been denied justice. When efforts for accountability depend on the identity of who the abusers and the victims are, ...

To this day, the band owns the film rights to "Johnny Got His Gun." The original film was made for about $1 million, but made less than $770,000 at the box office.

Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War Web Site examines the history of this 100 year old war and discusses issues raised in the PBS documentary film Crucible of Empire.