Today in History for Nov. 5: In 1605, Guy Fawkes was found in the basement of Britain's Parliament Buildings, along with 36 barrels of gunpowder. His arrest foiled a plot to blow up the buildings and ...

Winning the World Series is the dream every baseball team chases, although only a few could turn that dream into reality.

If the shutdown continues into Wednesday, which lawmakers believe is almost certain, it will shatter that record, set during ...

Every day has a history. It's a story filled with moments that shaped people, nations, ideas and change. And today, November ...

Richard Bruce Cheney was a laconic one-time college dropout who found his place in Washington. He died at age 84.

The history of this small Shiite sect includes assassinations, persecution, and periods of adherence to pluralism.

The Arizona Cardinals have beaten the Dallas Cowboys 27-17 at AT&T Stadium on “Monday Night Football,” ending their five-game ...

Major Questions is a recurring series by Adam White, which analyzes the court’s approach to administrative law, agencies, and ...

In We the People, Jill Lepore argues the Constitution isn’t the parchment paper, but the evolving democratic imagination of the people.

Today’s Jeopardy! Final Jeopardy! clue featured the 1933 trial of Ulysses. Contestants Robbie Ellis, Siobhan Hickey, and ...

Our countdown comes to an end with Barack Obama getting some advice from Tiger Woods, Morgan Hoffmann found in the jungles ...

From diesel workhorses to V-8 utes, this group of forbidden pickups show just how much truck culture thrives beyond U.S.