In a new analysis of ancient writings, scholars have uncovered evidence that sailors from the hometown of Christopher ...

After nearly eight weeks of headwinds, rain, and hills, the friends finally arrived in Alaska, ready for the Devil’s Climb.

Author Susan Straight identifies 1,001 novels that highlight the American experience across generations and cultures.

The British explorer named dozens of geographical features and sites in the region, ignoring the traditions of the Indigenous ...

The history of the United States is such, though, that many of its towns and cities have simply been given names honoring other towns and cities elsewhere in the world—more ofte ...

It’s one of the biggest security operations in America: Protecting thousands of world leaders and their entourages at the annual high level United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York.

And even before that, it started dumping rain — now 12 to 15 inches across a swath of Georgia and South Carolina, and a stunning 29-plus inches in Busick, North Carolina. Most Read from ...

The North American Free Trade Agreement was born and the bet paid off. Mexico became the US’s biggest trading partner and American companies invested more than $200bn south of the border.

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 ...

More than 50 Wisconsin voters joined PBS News special correspondent Judy Woodruff for a town hall event in Milwaukee, part of the America at a Crossroads reporting project, which explores ...

Meanwhile, Google Maps and Google Earth are getting sharper satellite imagery as well thanks to the company’s cloud-removal AI tool that takes out clouds, shadows, haze, and mist. This should ...