Lieutenant Jack Mathis, lead bombardier on a massive 100-plane mission over German submarine yards, is fatally wounded when ...

In the late 1930s, U.S. leaders faced a choice: fund the cutting-edge B-17 Flying Fortress or settle for a cheaper design.

A team of students from the University of Arizona will spend the next month sifting through soil in a farm field in Poland in search of closure for several Gold Star families whose loved ones were ...

Empathy is under attack lately. The all-important ability to see the world through another person’s eyes is now being recast as something corrosive. The argument goes like this: if you’re empathetic, ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

St. Benedict Church in Richmond bade farewell to the World War II veteran on Jan. 14 with a funeral Mass concelebrated by ...

Among all the local tv personalities for kids in the 1960s, Ray Rayner stands out as genuine, warm and truly creative.

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – Minot Air Force Base carries the name of the city of Minot but a number of other names were suggested ...

The contract for the two dozen aircraft—altogether worth $8.6 billion—has led to complaints from some pro-Palestinian groups, who are worried about how they might be used.

In NASCAR’s early days, traveling in private aircraft was rare. Fireball Roberts and Curtis Turner possessed pilot’s licenses in the 1960s as did legendary NASCAR mechanic and innovator Smokey Yunick.