From financing expeditions in the New World to founding hospitals and schools, these women were incredibly influential—and ...

A fresh clue to the lost colonists’ fate emerged when curators backlit this 16th-century map of what is now coastal ... first permanent beachhead in the Americas, a hundred miles to the north ...

Author David Gendell shares an excerpt from the newly released book, "The Last Days of the Schooner America: A Lost Icon at ...

In 1889, Johnstown, Pa., witnessed extraordinary heroism, managerial genius and deep endurance.

How safe is the United States? Threats to our safety come in many different forms, from natural disasters to violent crime. Preliminary evidence from the National Safety Council has estimated that ...

I recently made a pilgrimage to the National Archives in Washington, D.C., to see the United States Constitution — the one that George Washington and 38 other Founders signed with a goose quill ...

In today’s edition, politics reporters Matt Dixon and Allan Smith explore why Donald Trump is set to campaign in heavily ...

Our 50 favorite places in America right now. We have finished our annual search for America’s best restaurants. Over the last 12 months, reporters and editors traveled to nearly every state ...

the couple who rode motorcycles round the world with three rescue dogs – plus we put the spotlight on America’s world-class cuisine. From Louisiana gumbo to Hawaiian poke to the humble PB&J ...

International borders have changed dramatically over the centuries. In some cases entire countries have been erased from the ...

OAKLAND, Calif.—It was another NFL Sunday at what was once the most famous sports bar in the country, and upon first glance it was like nothing had changed. A souped-up Escalade adorned with ...

Please verify your email address. Google Maps offers continual updates and additional features for reliable navigation. The app provides a clean interface in CarPlay for fewer distractions while ...