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Both Trump and Biden are planning wildly different legacy projects from the huge Obama Presidential Center opening in Chicago ...

The Intercept annotated the “2026 Counterterrorism Strategy” document to show how the U.S. government is bringing its war on ...

President Donald Trump will read from 2 Chronicles via a video message from the Oval Office on Tuesday, taking part in America Reads the Bible, a weeklong public Scripture-reading initiative organized ...

A corpse ordinarily has no life and should therefore be allowed to rest in peace. Some corpses would, however, not be allowed ...

You can thank one man who died 72 years ago for not having to go on water restrictions during this year’s drought.

Has anti-Black racism eased, or has discrimination against African Americans simply become more subtle, disguised as a web of rules embedded in regular partisan politics?

South Street Seaport Museum will present The Promise of Liberty: Words That Shaped a Nation, featuring a rare first-edition U.S. Constitution on loan from Kenneth C. Griffin, one of only 14 surviving ...

Since the very beginning, the US has based its growth on the conquest of new geographical or political frontiers. In this ...

Abraham Lincoln's enduring quote, "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other ...

When it comes to presidential campaigns, little towns don’t often get big visits. But one community in our viewing area has ...