U.S. President Donald Trump is pursuing an ambitious remaking of Washington, planning a range of controversial projects from ...

The US Declaration of Independence frames Indigenous resistance as aggression and colonial violence as self-defense.

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Egypt’s King Mentuhotep II reunited his country’s upper and lower regions at the turn of the 20th century—B.C.E. Were the ...

The head of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization’s Office in Qom and Secretary-General of the Sadr World Prize ...

Details are still coming out about what exactly occurred and what preceded the chase. Charges have not yet been filed.

But as I recently learned when I built a website to help families celebrate American holidays, every single one of our red-letter days has been a site of contested meaning. That conflict is a feature, ...

From slavery to abortion, conservatives and liberals alike have reached for “natural law” to resolve many of the country’s ...

New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Freedom Day, ...

(RNS) — Texas is calling for Bible passages to be part of the curriculum. Sure. Bring on Song of Songs!

The Supreme Court revisiting the case, New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, would be "very significant," a legal expert told ...

Linda Kass chronicles the spirit and soundtrack of 1969 through the lens of a precocious teenager named Lena who attends an ...