In the latest edition of A Look at the Archives, Ashley Large introduces "Rebellion Records," a state mandated log of men serving in the military during the Civil War and "the fates that befell them." ...

Wikimedia Commons/Christophe cagé The First Shot of the Civil War at Fort Sumter Confederate Lieutenant Henry S. Farley pulled the trigger of a large cannon at Fort Sumter at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, ...

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based war monitor, said the clashes started after members of a Bedouin tribe ...

Israel struck Syria’s military headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday and moved more troops to the border area in a bid, officials said, to prevent attacks against the Syrian Druze community.

Robert La Follette saw politics as a never-ending struggle for democracy and fairness and preached perseverance.

Trump is absolutely, incontrovertibly right that some of the loudest voices on the Epstein-obsessed Right are "stupid ...

A crush at an aid centre in southern Gaza killed at least 20 people on Wednesday, with the site's operator blaming "agitators ...

The technology is already transforming the industry — and could forever change the entertainment we consume. But the battle ...

Prince Harry visited the African nation of Angola on Tuesday with a land mine clearing charity, repeating a famous trip his ...

Signed 35 years ago this month, the ADA was the world’s first comprehensive civil rights law for people with disabilities — guaranteeing equal opportunity in public accommodations, employment, and ...

Chancellor Felix Matos Rodríguez became the latest university chief facing hostile questioners, where his non-responses did little to satisfy House Republicans while they also infuriated the union ...

This is the story of 15-year-old cat Scout. She’s the sweetest, happiest girl in the world who’s never slept inside a house.