Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way ...

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Vance created a brand new stereotype for America: not the quiet American, not the ugly American, but the brutal American.

Freedom in America is at risk, with democracy and the press facing significant challenges. How do you measure freedom?

American Gen. Wade Hampton marched his 2,000 soldiers along the banks of the Châteauguay River, part of a two-pronged ...

Most of the airplane collision incidents did not involve commercial airlines, but they still elevated the distress of frequent flyers.

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Legendary actor Helen Mirren brings grit and grace to the "Yellowstone" prequel series that's redefining how America's frontier history is portrayed on screen.

Harvard University’s Goldsmith Prize honors the best investigative reporting on government, politics and public policy.

When John Winthrop led the first wave of settlers to New England he gave a sermon to his fellow Puritans, speaking of America ...