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

[The cover image is a page from Jefferson’s “Farm Book” at the Massachusetts Historical Society where he listed enslaved recipients of “Bread” at Monticello in 1810 –including Sally Hemings and four o...

A new book describes how cutting-edge genomics techniques yielded “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings.

1. Academic Accomplishment. We seek a scholar with a strong scholarly record, including excellence in both research and teaching, appropriate for appointment at the level of full professor in a social science, humanities, or arts department at Brown.

YouTube video by The John Carter Brown Library

Deposition videos are providing a look at two people responsible for the largest termination of federal grants in the National Endowment for the Humanities' history.

Witnesses and officials have offered differing accounts of the shooting as questions remain

Hundreds of people turned out for a vigil in Biddeford Monday night to call for justice for a 26-year-old Colombian man fatally shot by federal immigration agents. Friends and coworkers have confirmed to Maine Public the victim's name is Joan Sebastian Guerrero.

I was bleary-eyed on a delayed flight when I spotted a New York Times article about Kerri Greenidge, a historian of Black political life and memory.

“Transgender Americans are patriots, family members, volunteers, historians, and descendants of Revolutionary War ancestors just like anyone else.”

YouTube video by What to Carry, What to Burn

One of two large wildfires in southeastern Georgia continues to grow and now exceeds 31 square miles.

An advocate called the higher-than-expected numbers “jarring,” and consumer advocates say they signal a surprisingly high rate of extreme financial distress.

The soaring cost of jet fuel is forcing European airlines to cancel tens of thousands of flights, while energy authorities warned of a possible jet fuel shortage if supplies aren't replenished soon.

San Francisco police reach urgent emergencies quickly in SoMa, but lag on lower-priority calls that residents say shape daily life.

YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman

Half of the proposed savings will come from axing 121 full-time staff positions, mostly managers. Nurses say it will impact their services.