Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner has a collection of autographs that includes the signature of every American president.

With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

Zach Piatt covers high school sports at The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected].

When aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) chops into U.S. Central Command in the coming days, it will be the fifth carrier to ...

Experts say Juneteenth can provide generational healing for Black Americans by acknowledging trauma and celebrating resilience.

President Donald Trump is set to hold a large show of force in Washington, D.C. for the first time in decades.

Harmonie State Park sits along the Wabash River, offering views that early settlers would still recognize today. The name “Harmonie” perfectly describes the feeling of peace that washes over you in ...

The United States Postal Service and federal offices across the country are closed today — Thursday, June 19 — in observance ...

Tucked away in Houston’s northern reaches sits a museum that gives new meaning to the phrase “deadly serious” – the National Museum of Funeral History. This isn’t your typical “let’s go see some ...

Ever wondered about the origins of the Abraham Lincoln sculpture seated on a bench in downtown Bloomington? Here's a look ...

The larger-than-life legacy of Abraham Lincoln lies, in part, in the smallest special-collections division of the University ...