Institutions around the country are preparing for the nation’s 250th anniversary, even in the face of political crosswinds.

The Atlanta mayor has forfeited millions in federal funding by refusing to cancel airport diversity programs. Iconic Atlanta ...

Through more than two dozen books and two organizations he helped start, he had a profound impact on the intellectual and ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns, in his latest documentary series, tackles what he calls ‘the most important event in the history of the ...

In the 19th century, Napoleon fused conquest with heritage. Expeditions to Egypt and Rome, and the building of Parisian monuments – the Arc de Triomphe and the Vendôme Column, both modeled on Roman ...

An area now full of some of Newport’s most popular businesses used to be full of pirates. The area of Upper Thames that now ...

Dozens of reporters have turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon rather than agree to restrictions on their work.

The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel celebrated courage, compassion, and leadership at its 34th Annual Freedom Award ceremony, honoring ...

The National Civil Rights Museum is preparing to unveil a transformative addition to its historic site, promising visitors a ...

This story has been updated to reflect the grand opening of the redesigned Founders Park was Oct. 4. A compact and once essentially ignored plaza that joins Mulberry Street to Main Street in the South ...

A new exhibit at the New Haven Museum offers a fresh perspective on the Amistad revolt of 1839, which officials say led to ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The National Civil Rights Museum held a press conference discussing its new outdoor addition on Friday morning. BlueCross Healthy Place at Founders Park, on the museum’s campus, will ...