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Wreck believed to be warship that sank with over 500 sailors found
The HMS Hawke was torpedoed by a German U-boat on October 15, 1913. Just 70 sailors survived.
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The HMS Hawke was torpedoed by a German U-boat on October 15, 1913. Just 70 sailors survived.
President Biden is back stateside after his five-day visit to France for ceremonies to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has a recap of the president's trip.
A bell that sunk in 1917 along with the USS Jacob Jones, a World War I Navy destroyer, has been returned to U.S. custody.
Several "completely intact" bunkers were found buried just a few inches underground.
The USS Jacob Jones went down in the English Channel on Dec. 6, 1917, after being struck by a German submarine's torpedo.
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The USS Jacob Jones was sunk by a German submarine's torpedo on December 6, 1917.
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Author Agatha Christie has sold an estimated 2 billion copies of her works, second only to the Bible and the works of William Shakespeare. But as people continue reading her mysteries today, many have forgotten about the biggest mystery in Christie's own life — a sensational disappearance that took place not long after WWI. That disappearance is the focus of a new novel by Marie Benedict. Jeff Glor sat down with her.
President Trump is denying claims that he called fallen U.S. servicemen "suckers" and "losers" for dying in World War I. The story first broke in The Atlantic magazine, but key claims have since been corroborated by other outlets including Fox News. The Associated Press White House reporter Zeke Miller joins CBSN's Lana Zak to talk about this latest scandal's potential impact on the November election.
President Trump returned from his Pennsylvania trip to the news of an article in The Atlantic, which suggests that he called fallen soldiers and late Senator John McCain losers. The alleged comments were in reference to a cancelled military visit in France during the 100th anniversary of WWI. Ben Tracy reports.
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Butler rescued five Americans while killing at least five Germans
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"Our history is not just about the past, it's about our present and our future," President Biden said in a statement.
A daring Ukrainian military push into Russia's Kursk region has seen Kyiv's forces seize scores of villages in what has become the largest incursion into Russia since World War II.
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Ten U.S. service members were injured in a training incident at Naval Air Station Fallon Wednesday night, police in Reno, Nevada said. Fallon is about 60 miles east of Reno.
Chinese-based tour operators said North Korea will soon allow visitors to the mountainous northern city of Samjiyon.
The escaped killer of a one-year-old girl who fled from a medical transport van, Ramone Alston, was captured days later in a hotel in the Charlotte, N.C. suburb of Kannapolis, authorities said.
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"Our history is not just about the past, it's about our present and our future," President Biden said in a statement.
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The Butler County native has been in Russian prison since 2021.
The HMS Hawke was torpedoed by a German U-boat on October 15, 1913. Just 70 sailors survived.
Chinese-based tour operators said North Korea will soon allow visitors to the mountainous northern city of Samjiyon.
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Taylor Swift kicked off the latest leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour on Thursday, her first performance since canceling three shows in Vienna due to an alleged terror plot from ISIS. While Swift did not address the plot or cancellations, heightened security measures were in place.
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