Teach for America has been placing recent graduates in under-resourced schools for 35 years. Founder Wendy Kopp tells her story.

The Anythink Nature Library has all the things you'd expect, like books and computers. But it also has a lot of things you might not expect.

They might remember very little or nothing at all of the loved ones they lost on 9/11, but as adults, they're more aware of what they miss.

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, Trump's likeness and name keep appearing on all sorts of unusual government materials. Here's a list.

Organizers across the country say their 250th anniversary events celebrate parts of American history that are missing from the national conversation.

The "Rosie the Riveter" campaign recruited women to work jobs supporting US troops during WWII. Jennifer McMullen, now 101 years old, was one of them.

The U.S. Postal Service has weathered many changes since America's founding, and became a lifeline for rural Americans. Now it faces a major crisis.

The event, critics say, favored Christianity. For the faithful, though, it was an acknowledgement of God's blessings upon the United States.

The center opened to the public in April. Archaeologists at the living history village had to move millions of delicate, priceless artifacts.

Inhabiting the persona of real historic figures requires more than a costume and a script. These interpreters bring history to life.

The National Park Service has quietly posted mockups of new signage for the President's House, amid an ongoing legal battle.

There weren't many Jewish people in Colonial America. But when it was time to choose sides, they helped a new nation fight for its freedom.

From Franklin's "Join or Die" woodcuts to editorial cartoons, the AIDS crisis to Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, art has captured America's struggles.

Solange Tremblay was still strapped into her seat when she was thrown from the plane that collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport.

Women's History Month events are online and in person, and they explore contributions from the start of our nation through space exploration.

Papers signed by famous figures can fetch thousands and even millions of dollars. But who decides where they belong and what they're worth?

New Jersey and Pennsylvania are among the most recent states to require schools to teach kids old fashioned handwriting skills.

Taverns and inns were more than a place to tip a pint: In Revolutionary America, they were a center of civic life.

George Washington kept nine enslaved people at President's House in Philadelphia. The Trump administration removed a display honoring them.

George Washington kept slaves as president, but a federal display commemorating them has now been dismantled.

"Yes! People really do live here and have since 1713," says a sign at Elfreth's Alley. A new park will honor a woman who worked to preserve it.

Explore, celebrate and remember who we are as a nation after 250 years

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A Duke University study found dogs exhibit different kinds of intelligence, even as puppies.

A group of researchers wants to make the study of UFOs an academic discipline. Experts call them unidentified anomalous phenomena (or UAPs).

More than 300 communities in the U.S. have speed cameras keeping an eye on motorists. In some states, costly fines can be levied for violations.

The Treasury Department said the last pennies were stamped with a special omega mark and will not go into circulation.

"Mischief Night" is supposed to be the night of harmless pranks, but many police departments have developed plans to prevent the shenanigans.

Researchers have long used bugs in complex homicide and death investigations, but new tech aims to make it much easier.

Historic sites like former prisons and asylums were the sites of real-life horrors. Halloween can mean needed revenue, but also ethical questions.

A fire that won't stop. The landscape of a horror film. A legendary demon. Spooky isn't just a seasonal fad at these U.S. locations.

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam was released Oct. 3 from prison after serving over 40 years for a crime he didn't commit. ICE immediately took him into custody.

What happened today? We make the long story short in this snappy news roundup.

An analysis of the most searched slang terms reveals some words that may confuse you. That's kind of the point.

An analysis of the most searched slang terms reveals some words that may confuse you. That's kind of the point.

The President's House in Philadelphia educates visitors about Washington's ties to slavery and is a memorial to the people who were enslaved.

Cameras on about 40,000 school buses are helping identify and punish people who pass stopped buses illegally. The penalties can be severe.

Genevieve Gallagher was infected with Vibrio vulnificus in July after boating and swimming with her family in Florida. Her recovery is ongoing.

The odds of winning the jackpot Sept. 3 are 1 in 292.2 million. But that hasn't stopped people from playing a numbers game. And dreaming big.