Robert Smalls​ escaped slavery in Charleston by commandeering a Confederate ship and became a top Union naval officer and ...

Robert Major Walker made history in 1988 when he was elected as the first Black mayor of Vicksburg, a Mississippi River town ...

America is arguably on the precipice of becoming a full-fledged police state, but we did not arrive here overnight.

Before he was a South Carolina lawmaker recognized as a champion of civil rights, Robert Smalls escaped slavery in Charleston by commandeering a Confederate ship. Eventually, he would become a top ...

The arguments underscored the financial stakes for U.S. importers as the Trump administration prepares to impose higher rates ...

Myanmar’s military government has announced it is ending the state of emergency it declared after seizing power 4 1/2 years ago. The government also will restructure its administrative bodies ...

The president again urged Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who he criticized with the nickname “Too Late,” to lower interest rates.

Thank you, President Stubb and Foreign Minister Valtonen, for the invitation to speak at this important event. It’s wonderful ...

Myanmar's junta ended its state of emergency on Thursday, ramping up plans for a December election that opposition groups ...

Wikimedia Commons/Internet Archive Book Images Major General George Thomas’s division at The Battle of Chickamauga Most Civil War nicknames came from brave charges or clever tactics. George Thomas got ...