Radio operator Marie Scott provided a link to D-Day beaches at age 17

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LONDON (AP) — On D-Day, Marie Scott experienced British forces landing on the Normandy coast through her earphones.Stationed in an underground tunnel 100 feet...

Christian Lamb made maps to guide the crews landing crafts at Normandy on D-Day

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LONDON (AP) — Working alone in a tiny office in London, Christian Lamb tried to make sure British troops were in exactly the right...

Pat Owtram used her language skills to listen in on German U-boats during WWII

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LONDON (AP) — Pat Owtram didn’t need to go to war. It came to her.As the Nazis took control of Germany and Austria, her...

Emotions expected to run high during sentencing of woman in case of missing mom...

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Family and friends of Jennifer Dulos, who disappeared from her Connecticut home in 2019, are expected to offer emotional testimony Friday as her late...

Dorothea Barron watched over men who tested portable harbors for D-Day

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LONDON (AP) — Dorothea Barron got a preview of the D-Day invasion from a watchtower on the coast of Scotland.During the spring and summer...

California governor criticized for proposal to eliminate health benefit for some disabled immigrants

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed he would not fix the state's budget deficit by taking away health insurance from low-income...

Women were barred from combat during WWII. But they helped ensure the Allies’ D-Day...

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LONDON (AP) — What did you do in the war, Granny?For British women who came of age during World War II, the answer to...

In Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, a hidden underground world under threat by the Maya Train

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Aktun Tuyul Cave System, MEXICO (AP) — Rays of sunlight slice through pools of crystal water as clusters of fish cast shadows on the...

‘War on coal’ rhetoric heats up as Biden seeks to curb pollution with election...

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COLSTRIP, Mont. (AP) — Actions by President Joe Biden's administration that could hasten closures of heavily polluting coal power plants and the mines that...

Modi touts India’s roaring economy as he seeks reelection, but many feel left behind

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SAMASTIPUR, India (AP) — Narendra Modi swept to power a decade ago on promises to transform India’s economy, and it would be hard to...