When Americans speak of the "Founding Fathers," they usually have a group of about six men in mind: George Washington, Thomas ...

The 37-year-old had participated in protests following the killing of Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

Beyond Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s timeless, quotable speeches, there are many fascinating aspects to learn about his ...

A collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet killed 67 people in January 2025 ...

The death of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson two decades ago was ruled a suicide Friday by Colorado authorities — for the ...

The NPS is asking visitors to help control the spread of this deadly disease.

William (Bill) Foege, credited by many for shepherding the smallpox eradication effort to completion, died Saturday at the ...

His containment strategy helped wipe out the disease in the 1970s, one of the world’s greatest public health triumphs. He ...

Prosecutors said George Sydnor, 46, attacked 31-year-old Christy Bautista shortly after she checked into her ground-level ...

One hundred three days ago today, the yodeling crooner who helped influence a future Beatle and other legends was born.

Samuel J. Seymour was just five years old when he sat in the balcony at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865 and heard the ...

H. Foege, a former CDC director who helped eradicate smallpox and whose health work saved millions of lives, died Saturday in ...