Maria Ressa, the journalist who earned the Nobel Peace Prize for her attempts to save freedom of expression in the Philippines, told me that what she experienced during the presidency of Rodrigo ...

America’s economic problems—rising inequality, stagnant wages, unaffordable housing, and widespread working-class insecurity ...

The anniversary of the outbreak of the Revolutionary War precedes a slew of planned celebrations when the United States marks ...

The holiday remains one of the largest secular observances in the world, used to spotlight ongoing threats including plastic ...

Pope Francis drastically shuffled the balance of power within the College of Cardinals before his passing, setting the stage for an unpredictable conclave.

The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, making this year's festivities the 55th annual festival. For the first Earth Day, ...

Happy Patriots’ Day to all Americans! Wait, you didn’t know it was happening? Fair enough: Your state probably doesn’t ...

What began as a pseudo-holiday for Black domestic workers who had to work on Easter Sunday and were banned from attending the White House Easter Egg Roll continues to be a treasured tradition.

National Parks across the US are filled with history, like Florida's Dade Battlefield Historic State Park and its costly past, or John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, and its recent discoveries ...

Patriots’ Day has been a day of commemoration for the first battles of the American Revolution. Here’s what to know about the holiday.

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

Imagine standing at the edge of a vast landscape where the world’s rarest animals roam, hearing the distant roar of a lion ...