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Kansas is looking for a leader to help make a long-delayed mural honoring Black Civil War soldiers a reality at the Statehouse.

Stephen Puleo’s biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans’ struggle against slavery and shines a light on ...

Fifty-five years of living in the Southeast during which we enjoyed lots of travel resulted in visiting most of the National ...

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The brief experiment with a department of education was born in 1867 and enacted by Southern Democrat President Andrew ...

The president freely deploys phrases from the history books, but many scholars warn that he misrepresents the country’s past.

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Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has been leading the army during Sudan's 21-month civil war The US government has imposed sanctions on the head of Sudan's army and de facto president, Gen Abdel Fattah ...

“What kind of American are you ... this is one of many white-knuckle scenes that define the 2024 film Civil War – timed to hit the movie circuits just seven months before last year ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. American Express will pay about $230mn to resolve a US federal investigation into allegations that it ...

(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) Officials announced that Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire agreement to pause more than 15 months of war and release hostages held in Gaza. Here are some figures ...