Executive orders are unlawful if they override federal laws and statutes, and the president cannot use them to sidestep checks and balances, such as the power vested in Congress to make new laws or ...

Washington DC attracts millions of visitors every year, but behind the iconic monuments and must-see museums, there’s a wealth of lesser-known gems vying for your attention, writes Helen Van Berkel ...

A Pekin woman who gained her freedom from indentured servitude with the help of Abraham Lincoln more than two decades before he issued the Emancipation Proclamation as president is the subject of a ...

Oliver Rosales, a history professor from Bakersfield College, led the biannual Sal Castro Memorial Lecture on Feb. 26 at the ...

In light of President Donald Trump's desire to eliminate the penny, it's noteworthy that one of the most significant coins ...

Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington for Stand Up for Science, a rally in response to President Trump’s ...

Legacy of grads of former all-Black Lincoln High School in SE Gainesville will be etched into perpetuity with the installment ...

Blood Drive: 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, 1600 W. Walnut St. | To donate, contact ImpactLife Springfield at 800-747-5401 or visit bloodcenter.org and use code 60058 to locate the ...

Wayne L. Scott has been portraying President Abraham Lincoln for 26 years, sharing Lincoln’s legacy with people across the country, and recently had the privilege of delivering the ...

La Jolla Playhouse’s world premiere musical digs deep into the experiences of Frederick Douglass and the freed Black slaves ...

Over 100 people braved the cold Monday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump's policies as part of nationwide ...

The city of Laredo will host The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in ...