There are 23 new California Assembly members beginning their public service to the state and the greatest number of female ...

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The former House Speaker was admitted while on a trip abroad to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.

So what really happened on the first Thanksgiving ... Silverman, a historian who specializes in early American and Native American history at The George Washington University in Washington ...

According to an interview Pidgeon gave to USA Today, Kobayashi spoke with an American Airlines agent sometime between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. local time. But she never boarded the flight.

5. An extreme marathoner runs the length of Africa.

Mining is an integral part of the Appalachian economy, and it’s a dangerous job. To recognize the hard work and bravery of ...

On February 25, 2013, during the 8th season of "American Pickers," an episode called ... where it reportedly resides today. Mike and Frank visited Kustom City (spelled with a "K" because ...

By the time Barbara Jo Jones went away to a missionary boarding school at age six, she could speak two languages. But as a ...

with the entire nation watching minute-by-minute television coverage on the day it happened and the days that followed, catching all of America up in the horror in a way that hadn't been possible ...

Martial law in the United States has been imposed at least 68 times throughout history for instances such ... The country of South Korea is a close American ally and trade partner.

For 97 years, the editors of TIME have been picking the Person of the Year: the individual who, for better or for worse, did ...