The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, one of the oldest Black churches in the U.S., celebrated the reconstruction of its original meeting house with a re-dedication on Friday

Tayari Jones' novel “Kin” has won the Kirkus Prize for fiction. The book traces the life of two Black friends from small-town Louisiana.

Figure is highest ever recorded for species and confirms one of Indian Ocean’s greatest conservation success stories A landmark survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has revealed the once endangered species is thriving. A population of Aldabra giant tortoise lives on an island in Seychelles called Aldabra Atoll. Continue reading...

Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.

Gordon J. Davis was New York City’s first Black parks commissioner and one of the most effective. He also led Lincoln Center.

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The withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation.

Discover how DNA science and a single strand of hair reshaped the story of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings.

It started as a bizarre late-night standoff behind the counter of a fast food joint. It ended with no injuries — and free burgers.

In a new book, German artist and writer Philipp Ruch argues that viewing the ascent of Hitler’s NSDAP through the prism of the Third Reich has distorted our understanding of fascism’s electoral breakt...

Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan’s new book challenges the supremacy of judicial review over democracy itself.

Song · 1970 · Duration 4:49

Christa Pike was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995. It was not clear what went wrong in the execution or what her current medical condition was.

On Sept. 29, 1954, Willie Mays of the New York Giants made a running, over-the-shoulder catch of a ball hit by Vic Wirtz of the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series; “The Catch” would ...

Gustavo Dudamel, settling in at the New York Philharmonic, led a world premiere by Tania León and Mahler’s Fifth Symphony.

When Annette Gordon-Reed's groundbreaking study was first published, rumors of Thomas Jefferson's sexual involvement with his slave Sally Hemings had

Song · 1983 · Duration 3:54

A lock of hair, advances in genetic science and a community of descendants all contributed to solving an American mystery