Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...

The word "deadline" has been used a lot in reference to tariffs. It got us thinking: what is the origin of the word? NPR's Scott Simon talks with Benjamin Dreyer, author of "Dreyer's English." ...

The Defense secretary is using $10 million in taxpayer funds to restore a notorious piece of Lost Cause propaganda at ...

The Defense Secretary has ordered the refurbishment of a 1914 Confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery, which is a ...

Saul Blair's efforts to reclaim land purchased by his great-grandfather a few decades after the Civil War has hit roadblocks, ...

The political divide in America has never been sharper — but what if the heated debates, protests, and culture clashes erupted into a real modern-day Civil War between Republicans and Democrats? This ...

The nuclear anxiety of the 1950s led to two unlikely strategies: ducking under school desks and taking advice from a cartoon turtle.

One statue was pulled down with ropes and chains on Juneteenth in 2020 as part of mass protests following the death of George ...

Baltimore's dark history of slavery and disinvestment demands reparative justice. The Red Line project can reconnect communities and drive economic growth.

Folly Beach has opened a history museum that preserves the history, culture and heritage of the city and its community.

When a fugitive slave was caught in Boston in 1854, many civic leaders were outraged — but they wouldn’t challenge slavery ...