George Washington's second inauguration took place in Philadelphia in March 1793. Six months later, yellow fever had ripped through America's capital city, taking 5,000 lives. How did the Founding ...

Donald Trump's mug shot is displayed in the hallway leading up to the Oval Office, a newswire photo from Feb. 13 shows. The ...

All branches of major banks including Bank of America and Wells Fargo are due to close Monday (February 17) as the U.S.

UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Emeritus William Leuchtenburg died on January 28. He was born on September 28, 1922.

A bill in the Washington House of Representatives is seeking to remove the image of George Washington from the state flag.

President's Day is Monday Will school and work be off? Are schools closed? Here's what the holiday looks like in Georgia.

Presidents Day is a federal holiday celebrated each year in mid-February to honor past U.S. presidents. Locally, it's part of ...

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner has a shifting zeitgeist and a credible challenger in former Judge Pat Dugan to contend with.

Maria Orosa and her fellow World War II heroes were given a final resting place at San Agustin Church in Intramuros, Manila ...

Thomas Downing — a freeman born to formerly enslaved people in Virginia — became one of the city’s wealthiest citizens as the ...

Universities cry that academic freedom is under attack. Perhaps the way to stop it is to give that freedom to dissenters from ...

And the Occam’s razor explanation for why someone would make dozens of simultaneous public shows of force—to prove a point ...