The Times Observer published thousands of local stories this year, but none generated more attention and debate than the ...

Unexploded bombs dating back to past wars have been discovered in Serbia and around the world in recent years.

When a crumbling bridge over the Salt River near Alpine was failing, engineers turned to an “Erector Set” concept invented ...

Hidden in a World War II bunker near New Orleans, Tulane stores more than 8 million preserved fish — and the collection is ...

Amid the hardships of the war, Christmas dinner became an annual reprieve for far-flung troops across the globe.

On the morning of December 16, 1944, more than 200,000 German soldiers and about 1,000 tanks launched a surprise attack on ...

Bing Crosby once shared with his nephew the hardest performance of "White Christmas" he ever gave, serenading G.I.s in the ...

In small town America, boys with absent heads of households were taken under the wing of World War I veterans from such ...

Seventy years ago, a wrong number prompted the U.S. Air Force to begin issuing reports of St. Nick’s progress on Christmas ...

WASHINGTON — From religious leaders and politicians to activists and scientists, the world said goodbye to a number of notable figures this year.

Today, the National WWII Museum is home to a myriad of ephemera showcasing the logistical feat of Christmas abroad, with ...

Both Trump and Navy Secretary John Phelan spoke about the new Trump-class warship as a spiritual successor to the battleships ...