America is celebrating it's 250th anniversary this year, but its only been about 160 years since the 13th Amendment was passed, abolishing slavery.

In April 1976, a  29-year-old Black lawyer named Ted Landsmark was rushing through Boston’s City Hall on the way to a meeting. Landsmark was pushed to the ground, stomped on, had his nose broken, and ...

OpenAI, the company behind the popularly artificial intelligence model ChatGPT, is discussing giving a 5% stake in the company to the U.S. government. For a look at why and what that could mean for ...

Temperatures in the city are reported to be near 100 degrees.

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate it’s 250th Fourth of July, how are Indigenous communities viewing the celebrations and U.S. history? Host Scott Tong puts that question and more to Levi Rickert, the ...

How does this big birthday compare to the bicentennial?

Revolutionary reenactor Jeremiah Poope took host Robin Young on an 11-stop tour of some of Boston's most iconic revolutionary landmarks ...

The Turtle submarine, invented during the Revolutionary War, was the first submarine used in combat. Alan Yu of WHYY’s The Pulse reports how it revolutionized war and why former President George ...

Our Friday politics roundtable convenes with presidential historians Lindsay Chervinsky and Jon Meacham, who join hosts Robin Young and Scott Tong to reflect on the difference between patriotism and ...

There are just three spots left in the Round of 16. Can Cape Verde continue its magical run?

Murrill’s 16-count indictment stems from letters she sent New Orleans city officials in May. Murrill is accused of ...

Lam was one of five people from Causeway Bay Books who disappeared in 2015. He later detailed his detention by Chinese ...