Finally, on April 18, 1865, the Civil War ended with the surrender of the Confederate army. 617,000 Americans had died in the war, approximately the same number as in all of America's other wars ...

Fifty-five years of living in the Southeast during which we enjoyed lots of travel resulted in visiting most of the National ...

The Civil Service needs “innovators and disrupters”, a Cabinet minister said as he called for it to follow the “test and learn” approach of tech firms and start-ups. Chancellor of the Duchy of ...

Today will be a generally cloudy day with just a few brief bright spells in places. It will be largely dry albeit the odd spot of drizzle cannot be ruled out under the thickest cloud. Tonight ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he is open to the potential deployment of Western troops in Ukraine to guarantee the country’s security as part of a broad effort to end the almost ...

The Washington Artillerists and the National Light Infantry, Pottsville militia units, were among the first units to respond to President Abraham Lincoln’s call to arms at the start of the Civil War ...

About 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died defending their homeland from invading Russian armies in the three years since dictator Vladimir Putin launched the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

MONTREAL — Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon's civil trial for sexual assault opened Monday at the Montreal courthouse with his lawyer portraying him as the scapegoat in a hunt to find Quebec's ...

In addition to the humanitarian catastrophe, the Syria civil war continues to take a serious toll on the country’s economy. The Syrian people are faced with homelessness, as at least 22 percent ...

One year after Hamas gunmen broke out of Gaza to carry out the deadliest attack in Israel's history, tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed, Gaza lies in ruins and regional conflict ...

New Zealand's Associate Immigration Minister Chris Penk has overturned a visa refusal for the U_S_ conservative commentator Candace Owens, citing “the importance of free speech." The Latest ...

Ukrainian leader says he is grateful for Trump’s ‘strong resolve’ to bring the war in Ukraine to an end. Here are the key developments on the 1,019th day of the Russia-Ukraine war.