America’s chief humanitarian official rose to fame by speaking out against atrocities. Now she’s trapped by one.

When Neil King Jr. walked through the towns of York County, he was on a 330-mile journey to discover what matters in life. He ...

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It has meant freedom for some people and the repression of others. In a democracy, freedom also means the right to take part ...

Noah Webster was the patriot armed with a pen. He defined 12,000 new words in the wake of the American Revolution, using language to establish a new national identity.

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The acclaimed Baltimore born writer Ta-Nehisi Coates took the stage at the Enoch Pratt Free Library at 7 p.m. Wednesday — ...

Embark on a journey through Virginia's remarkable cities, from the rich history of Colonial Williamsburg to the buzzing ...

Instead, we ignored history and, as a result, among so many other horrific things, left our weaponry—explosives, small arms, ...

It is not antisemitic to defend Palestinian human rights. And it’s past time for more American Jews to say so to correct a ...

In this story, a reporter details how her team undertook a historical investigation into a government program that gave ...

Kara Walker, one of America's most preeminent artists, takes us to another moment in history when viewpoints were perilously ...