A new lawsuit seeks to upend Wisconsin’s congressional congressional district maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, with plaintiffs urging the courts to throw out "anti-competitive" ...

A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has recovered ancient DNA from 214 known human pathogens in prehistoric humans from ...

Fortunately, there’s an interactive map that can help with that. As Boing Boing explains, TimeMap.org combines the what, who, and where of history into one convenient world map.

Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States of America, turned 79 on June 14. This milestone coincided with the 250th anniversary of the US Army, leading to a significant national event ...

Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, made only the fourth albatross in US Open history in Thursday's first round at Oakmont, holing out from the fourth fairway from 286 yards.The other two ...

Discover the most powerful earthquakes in US history, from Alaska to California. Learn about their magnitudes, impacts, and lasting effects on the region.

The U.S. Virgin Islands, located east of Puerto Rico, have a population of around 100,000. More than 2 million visitors come to the islands annually; about one half arrive on cruise ships. They come ...

Mexico is suing Google for labeling the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" on its US Maps version. Mexico's president Claudia Sheinbaum announced the legal action following a US law ...

At the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, we will continue to present fact-based history because we are an American history museum.

President Donald Trump wants Americans to see history his way, historians be damned.

It’s impossible for the Smithsonian to truthfully tell the American story without mentioning racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination, bigotry and flaws.

Travel is not always about visiting the best beaches, engaging in wild adventures, and downing sunset cocktails. It can also ...