Obama was caught on a hot mic in 2009 calling Kanye West a "jacka***" after the rapper interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance ...

On this day in 1896, William Jennings Bryan of Lincoln, Nebraska, delivered his famous “Cross of Gold” speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Bryan argued that allowing the free ...

It was with good reason that Lincoln, as devoted a student of the Declaration of Independence as any American president—with the possible exception of its author, Thomas Jefferson—pointed to the ...

With the U.S. Mint losing millions annually on penny production and cash transactions declining, the decision to eliminate the one-cent coin raises questions about economic impact, job losses, and ...

Contemporary health providers stand-in as Civil War surgeons during a re-enactment at the Spangler Barn in Gettysburg, Pa., ...

In a time when respectful debate seems impossible, high school speech and debate clubs have persevered. Debate team members and sponsors see the activity as even more important in a fracturing society ...

President Donald Trump touted malice for Democrats like Sens. Kelly and Gallego and Reps. Stanton & Ansari and all who didn't ...

This week, our nation celebrated the Fourth of July. It was not only an opportunity for families and friends to get together and enjoy fireworks and barbecues, it was also a chance to reflect on this ...

John McCaa recalls a moment in his early career when he could not report on a political assassination in Spain. In our own ...

What our community organizations accomplish is wonderful and is what makes Edwardsville such a special place, writes Mayor.

Abraham Lincoln, a world force : speech ... in the House of Representatives, Feb. 12, 1918 by London, Meyer Publication date 1918 Topics Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 ...

The nation's founding document has been celebrated by leaders across the centuries, and it can still guide us today.