Pvt. Marcelino Serna was set to posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for WWI heroics. Pentagon officials approved ...

Richard Alley, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences, received the National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony on Jan. 3. He represented Penn State as one of 23 individuals and two ...

Bill Nye was recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of his dedication to science education.

A long-time advocate for military women, Diane Carlson Evans received one of the nation’s highest civilian honors during ...

Vladimir Putin has spoken to Azerbaijan's president about the plane crash and apologised as the "tragic incident" took place in Russian airspace. Russia has accused UK and US spies of trying to ...

A state of emergency has been declared in Russia's western city of Engels, according to the region's governor. It comes after Ukraine said it was behind a drone strike on a Russian oil base in the ...