The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous ...

Ninety-two years ago, the American Goldfinch became Iowa’s state bird. Today, Iowans are calling for a state horse, fish and ...

Patrick Henry reportedly lifted a dagger-like letter opener and plunged it under his arm as if into his chest before uttering ...

Hospitals say AI is helping their nurses, while unions argue the technology is overriding nurses' expertise and degrading quality of care.

A bill which would redesign the Washington State flag has been blasted as "un-American" by state Republicans who fear a ...

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President Donald Trump's choice to be U.S. ambassador to Canada on Thursday said that America’s northern neighbor is a ...

The Museum of the American Revolution recently loaned “Brave Men as Ever Fought,” a portrait commemorating the First Rhode ...

Four Southern states rank in the top five nationally for their dependence on federal dollars, according to a new report. And a very northern state, Alaska, is the most “federally dependent ...

He also served in the US Army during World War II. Gov. Maura Healey ordered state and national flags to be flown at half-staff in Massachusetts on Friday, March 7, to honor United States Navy Ensign ...

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