California
History buffs from around the country flock to Orange County to reenact the 1860s fight to preserve the Union and end slavery.
Sept. 6, 2024
Politics
Hood County, Texas, has been shaken by a civil war between traditional Republicans and a far-right faction of the party energized by Donald Trump’s brash brand of politics.
Sept. 19, 2024
Opinion
Inspired by the events of 2020, the American Historical Assn. took a hard look at how history is taught in middle and high schools. Congress needs to pay attention to the findings.
Sept. 20, 2024
The union wanted both candidates to commit to not deploying the Railway Labor Act to resolve contract disputes and avoid a shutdown of national infrastructure.
Sept. 18, 2024
Former President Trump tells an Israeli American group that if he loses the election, ‘the Jewish people would really have a lot to do with that.’
World & Nation
The Justice Department will investigate whether the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force.
Climate & Environment
At least 59 teams accept sponsorships from oil companies, or utilities that primarily use fossil fuels.
Journalists at Haitian Times, a 25-year-old online publication, say they’ve been ‘swatted’ and harassed with racist messages.
Television
Executive producers of the new FX series say it’s not only the story of a notorious football player but also a ‘mirror back to us as a country.’
Sept. 17, 2024
Trump threatened to withhold firefighting aid to California as wildfires burned. A firefighters’ union called it ‘shocking.’
Sept. 15, 2024