(CNN) — Betty Reid Soskin, who was the National Park Service’s oldest active ranger when she retired at age 100, has died. She was 104. She passed away “peacefully” at her home in Richmond, California ...

At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged bullets as they hauled packs full of medical supplies and treated the burns ...

This new book, “A Light in the Northern Sea: Denmark’s Incredible Rescue of Their Jewish Citizens During WWII” (Citadel, 272 pgs., $29 hardcover) probably would have been overlooked had it not been ...

A new book revives the often-overlooked story of boxing legend Joe Louis and his fight against racial segregation in the U.S. Army during World War II. Why it matters: "The Fight of his Life: Joe ...