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Bound to No Party, Trump Upends 150 Years of Two-Party Rule

In many ways, Donald J. Trump has demonstrated a level of party independence even formidable figures like Theodore Roosevelt could not.

Iraq establishes new security force to protect its archaeological wealth

The new force intends to enforce strict security measures to curb antiquities trafficking in areas with considerable archaeological sites.

Despite protests, State Department says it will return trove of Jewish artifacts to Iraq

The archive was brought to America in 2003 after being salvaged by U.S. troops.

Shimon Peres, in Memoir, Takes On Israel Past and Future

These are the final words of the last of the founding generation of Israeli leaders.

Egyptian Archaeologists Find Goldsmith’s 3,500-Year-Old Tomb

His name was Amenemhat, and he lived in Egypt about 3,500 years ago, toiling away as a royal goldsmith whose work was dedicated to an ancient Egyptian sun god.

Why Did Israel Let Mengele Go?

by Ronen Bergman

It had other priorities for Mossad, the short-handed agency.

Poland ‘ready’ to demand WWII reparations from Germany

Poland’s rightwing premier Thursday said she believed her country had the right to demand World War II reparations from Germany but added that her government was still mulling its official position.

The Birth of ‘Illegal’ Immigration

Until the late 19th century, there wasn’t any such thing as “illegal” or “legal” immigration to the United States.

Washington National Cathedral to remove stained glass windows honoring Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson

Leaders at Washington National Cathedral, the closest thing in the country’s capital to an official church, have decided after two years of study and debate to remove two stained-glass windows honoring Confederate figures Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.

Senators Push Trump to Condemn White Supremacists, KKK

By putting forward a joint resolution, which is sent to the president for signature, rather than a non-binding resolution, the senators are maneuvering to require Trump to choose between an explicit, one-sided condemnation of the white supremacist groups and risking a new round of recriminations if he vetoes it.

Forty Years Later, the Voyager Spacecraft Remain Beacons of Human Imagination

Remembering the mission that opened Earth’s eyes to the vastness and wonder of space.

How ‘The Vietnam War’ Surprised Co-Director Lynn Novick

“So much of what I thought I knew just turned out not to be correct,” says Novick.

America's Changing Religious Identity

White Christians, once the dominant religious group in the U.S., now account for fewer than half of all adults living in the country.

LA votes to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day

Los Angeles joins San Francisco and several other cities nationwide in honoring native Americans in lieu of Columbus.

American Exceptionalism? Voters aren’t sharing the feeling these days.

A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that just 28% of adults called America the “single best place to live in the world,” with another 17% calling it “among the very few best places.”

Who started Labor Day?

The bloody and confusing history of an American holiday.

Her ancestors were Georgetown’s slaves. Now, at age 63, she’s enrolled there — as a college freshman.

Melisande Short-Colomb’s family history is proof of how deeply the roots of slavery go in America’s most prominent institutions.

What Trump's Generation Learned About the Civil War

History textbooks used in New York City during the president’s childhood called the Klan “patriotic,” and downplayed the role of slavery in “the War Between the States.”

The Summer of Love ended 50 years ago. It reshaped American conservatism.

The Jesus People, born on Haight Ashbury, had a profound influence on the Religious Right.

Even defenders off Columbus now admit he was flawed

"Columbus was an explorer, a renowned sailor, and later governor who certainly partook in actions over the course of his career that were deemed unjust."