NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ethelene Whitmire about her book, "The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram," about a queer American Black man who went to Europe as World War II began, and stayed.

Its title was “The Europeans.” A few respectful reviews aside, and despite a parallel American edition, the book didn’t have much immediate impact — far less than the work Cartier-Bresson had ...

In December 1944 during World War II, the German army launched a surprise offensive meant to change the course of the war. This story follows American artillery officers, soldiers, and scientists ...

In June 1944, the United States Navy did something it had not attempted since the War of 1812. American sailors boarded and captured a German submarine alive in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that technical talks with officials from Denmark and Greenland over hatching an Arctic ...

Today marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the 81st anniversary of that liberation. Commemorations are taking place ...

In a study published in the Journal of Historical Geography, researchers Dr. Chris McCarthy and his colleagues have ...

The U.S. move away from globalization is pushing allies to reduce dependence, raising costs, reshaping trade, and altering ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Seven Japanese American soldiers will be promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died fighting for the U.S. during World War II despite having ...

In the aftermath of WWII, American efforts to acquire the island ramped up, including a proposed swap that included oil-rich ...

Trump dialed down the rhetoric on Wednesday, claiming the U.S. “won’t use force” to take Greenland, but insisted the ...

Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Greenland has done serious damage to America’s European relationships, writes retired rear admiral ...