"What happened in Bloomington 169 years ago ... ignited Lincoln's march to the presidency and eventually led to emancipation, ...

A former resident of central Pennsylvania has earned a book award for his work documenting the Battle of Gettysburg. Ron Kirkwood was recently named the recipient of the Distinguished Book Award from ...

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers to fight for the Union Army as the Civil War broke out between the ...

In “1861: The Lost Peace,” Winik covers the lead-up to the first shots being fired at Fort Sumter. The political intrigue leading up to 1861 rivals the battlefield action readers come to expect from ...

Abby Beer, Ciera Crockwell and Dakota Hurlbut read The Gettysburg Address. See more photos here. CLARKSBURG, Mass. — As the ...

From the American Revolution to modern battles, take a look back at the full toll of U.S. deaths in war this Memorial Day.

Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires, and Allen Moore discuss the making of The Civil War. Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires, and Allen Moore discuss the making of The Civil War. The Civil War is ...

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The United States and China agreed to drop tariffs to 30% and 10%, respectively, for the next 90 days. The U.S.-China trade war has gone through multiple rounds of tariffs and retaliatory measures.

MINOT — North Dakota's legislative session just ended. While we were all following the bills that failed and the bills that advanced, an organizational process was taking place in our state's ...

New Delhi — A deadly terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir's picturesque Pahalgam area in April brought India and Pakistan once again to the brink of war. The nuclear-armed South Asian ...

A gun massacre of tourists on April 22 has pushed India and Pakistan a step closer to war, marking the biggest breakdown in relations since 2019 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP ...