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Democratic Sen. Cory Booker ended his record-setting speech the same way he started it more than 25 hours earlier: by ...

Aeneas and his Family Fleeing Burning Troy was stolen from the home of Samuel Hartveld after he fled Antwerp with his wife in May 1940. The artwork by English painter Henry Gibbs was one of hundreds ...

A look at nine fascinating communities from around the world, as documented by teenagers there. By The Learning Network Are cellphones the cause of increased student conflicts? If so, what can ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — At the urging of the Secretary of State, West Virginia could tighten laws on acceptable forms of photo identification that can be used at polling places. The House of Delegates ...

President Donald Trump alluded to arcane legal arguments in suggesting he could seek a third term. Besides challenging long-settled readings of the U.S. Constitution, a Trump move to run in 2028 would ...

American gospel musician Sister Rosetta Tharpe singing and playing a Gibson L-5 guitar onstage at Cafe Society Downtown, New York City, 11th December 1940. (Photo by Charles Peterson/Hulton ...