Cockerell began writing a conventional family history but eventually made it a purely archival project: The book is told entirely in excerpts taken from newspapers, diaries, books and letters, ...

Researchers have seen changes in the Amish community, particularly in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They said the Amish are ...

Pennsylvania’s Amish population is the largest it’s been, prompting some Amish families in the Lancaster area to move west, ...

The world's richest man was just handed a chance to become history's first trillionaire. Elon Musk won a shareholder vote on Thursday that would give the Tesla CEO stock worth $1 trillion if he hits ...

Luka Doncic continues to play at a historic level in his first full season with the Los Angeles Lakers. As Doncic and the Lakers forge ahead with their NBA season, still without their leader and ...

The ongoing government shutdown entered its 36th full day on Wednesday, which officially makes it the longest in U.S. history. It takes the title from the most recent shutdown, which stretched from ...

In Detroit election, Kinloch is history while Sheffield makes history as first woman mayor Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield became the first woman elected to lead the city in its 324-year ...

Virginia governor’s race will test Trump and Democrats nationally — and make historyBy OLIVIA DIAZ and BILL BARROWAssociated PressThe Associated PressRICHMOND, Va. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia voters ...

Democrat Zohran Mamdani has won the race for New York City mayor, the Associated Press projects. When sworn in on January 1, 2026, he will become New York City’s first Muslim mayor. Mamdani defeated ...

Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.