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Army veteran Harry Miller was stationed in Germany when the Nazis surrendered. Upon hearing the news, he recalls that American troops went to sleep or shook hands. "And some just couldn't believe it."

Army veteran Harry Miller was stationed in Germany when the Nazis surrendered. Upon hearing the news, he recalls that American troops went to sleep or shook hands. "And some just couldn't believe it."

President Trump wants to make May 8, or Victory in Europe Day, into a national holiday.

At services on Sunday, some Catholics took particular pride in the election of the first American pontiff, who has familial ties to multiple places across the country.

Some of the microplastics we ingest may come from the kitchen tools we use to prepare what we eat. If you want to reduce your reliance on plastic, here are some ideas.

Parishioners pray during a mass at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago on Sunday. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption toggle caption

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine malfunction.

Should you toss them for health reasons?

Some chefs have switched from plastic cutting boards to wooden alternatives. One study of plastic cutting boards found that they shed as many as dozens of grams of microplastics per person per year.

Inside boxes found in the basement were documents "intended to consolidate and propagate Adolf Hitler's ideology in Argentina," the court said. Supreme Court president Horacio Rosatti has ordered a review.