What does it take to be labeled a war criminal? For Henry Wirz, commanding one of the worst POW camps in history was enough.

American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

ARNADA — Members of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War gathered at the Clark County Historical Museum recently to commemorate the installment of new officers for the General John W.

These Confederate generals were former U.S. Army officers who had sworn that same oath. They reneged on that oath and instead became leaders in an insurrection that cost the lives of hundreds of ...

The U.S. Congress is considering a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 Black soldiers who fought to ...

A Georgia police officer was shot and killed Friday night when responding to a shopping center in the City of Roswell. Roswell Police were called to the Kings Market shopping center at 1425 Market ...

Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate holidays still on the books for Florida after well over a century, despite numerous attempts to remove them. The holidays were adopted by ...

BOSSIER CITY, La. -- The woman killed in an officer-involved shooting Monday has been identified. The Bossier Parish Coroner's Office said Elisha Colbert, 51, was shot multiple times.

The North Las Vegas Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its own after a shootout that also left a male suspect dead. On Wednesday, police identified the fallen officer as 46-year-old ...

BOSASO, Somalia — In the rugged hills of Calmiskaad, where the battle between Puntland forces and ISIS rages on, one officer’s bravery became a symbol of sacrifice. Jiib Gurey Bootaan, a senior ...

Former Columbus police officer Austin Przymierski pleaded guilty to theft for claiming overtime pay for hours he didn't work. Przymierski will serve two years of probation and has repaid over $ ...