The government has funded science and then largely left well enough alone. Scientific agencies have been staffed by ...

As the United States prepares to celebrate President’s Day, we take a look at the origins of the annual holiday. The holiday, which is formerly known as Washington’s Birthday, is a commemoration of ...

Also this week: "Wild at Heart" in 35mm, another edition of the Nitrate Film Festival kicks off at American Cinematheque and the Michael Roemer renaissance continues.

President Trump has long celebrated William McKinley's tariff policies. Vintage photos show how they affected Americans.

Disneyland will pay homage to the Sherman Brothers by adding new lyrics to It’s a Small World that incorporate a “Last Verse” written for the catchy and infectious earworm song that plays on a ...

Thomson Reuters has won an early battle in court over the question of fair use in artificial intelligence-related copyright ...

The McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised import duties to nearly 50% on average, up from around 38% previously. As the House Ways and Means Committee chairman, McKinley argued that high tariffs were ...

At first a crusader for workplace safety, the trained physician railed against the use of the toxic and ubiquitous material ...

In February 2025, a rumor spread that U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren had said Americans did not have the right to see how their ...

On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...

The National Archives became the target of Trump’s ire when the independent agency sought to retain documents from his ...

Amid takedowns of various government sites and databases, several organizations are working to preserve vital climate, health ...