Columbus-Belmont State Park in western Kentucky is that kind of optical illusion. A place where history and natural beauty collide in such perfect harmony that you’ll wonder if you’ve accidentally ...

Christmas is traditionally intended to be a time of peace and celebration—but most recent wars have continued unabated during the holiday season.

Operation Cowboy stands as one of only two documented occasions during World War II when U.S. and Wehrmacht forces fought ...

On Christmas day 1863, as his son recovered from his wounds, Henry penned the poem “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” with ...

Though the Sharaa regime vowed to shutter Assad's notorious jails, tallies show they are locking hundreds of people up ...

How Abraham Lincoln and a magazine illustrator elevated Christmas to a national holiday, and used it to win the Civil War.

In 2009, struggling with the significant behavioral health injuries of Soldiers and families as a result of the “Long War,” ...

When war broke out again in Europe on September 1, 1939, the Depression-era U.S. Army was only some 170,000 soldiers ...

Most culinary traditions have a backstory, and the customary bowl of black-eyed peas eaten on New Year's Day is no different.

The Marshall Project reports on local leaders claiming Trump's deployments of federal agents worsen crime, eroding trust and ...

As U.S. law enforcement agencies adopt drone systems “battle-tested” in Ukraine, experts question whether existing safeguards are sufficient to govern increasing levels of surveillance on U.S. soil.

On Dec. 15, 1973, the American Psychiatric Association reversed its longstanding position and declared that being gay isn't a ...