The "long, lanky" man carrying the American flag on Decoration Day in May 1909 was a familiar sight at patriotic events in ...

Events in Selma, Ala. six decades ago helped win support for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today local activists say they're ...

An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four days.

Omaha also broke 80 degrees and set a record. The same warm weather and gusty winds that pushed Lincoln to a record also contributed to a red flag warning that went into effect at noon and was ...

LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS — Multiple fire agencies responded Saturday to put out a garage and house fire in the 1100 block of Sunnyslope Drive. No one was injured in the blaze that began shortly ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

UK's Starmer calls on allies to make concrete commitments at Ukraine meeting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will urge around 25 world leaders on Saturday to make concrete commitments to ...

We invite students to write public-facing letters to people or groups about issues that matter to them. Contest dates: March 12 to April 16, 2025. By The Learning Network What can we learn from ...

For more audio journalism and storytelling, download New York Times Audio, a new iOS app available for news subscribers. By Daniel Oppenheimer Read by Robert Fass Produced by Tally Abecassis ...

Donald Trump suggested in an interview with Fox News that Ukraine's resistance against Russia's land, air and sea invasion may fail even if the US were to continue supporting Kyiv. It comes after ...

The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, effectively gutting an office that already faced a backlog of thousands of ...