As the nation approaches its 250th birthday, Hampton, Virginia, is reminding America that the story of freedom didn’t just happen

EAST LANSING, Mich. — While many spent the holiday weekend celebrating America's independence, some people in Lansing gathered to call that freedom into question at the Fledge Freedom Fest. "Fledge Freedom Fest was a reexamination of what freedom in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Press freedom across the Americas experienced its worst year in 2025, marked by journalist homicides, arbitrary arrests, and widespread impunity for crimes against media ...

A Bible is seen on a chair in the House chamber in Washington, Jan. 6, 2023. The Bible will return to the shelves in a northern Utah school district that provoked an outcry after it banned them from middle and elementary schools. The Davis School District ...

Celebrating freedom means also celebrating the day that freedom came to a portion of the population that was denied it for generations.

Ladner tracks how conservative evangelicalism grew during the 20th century, radicalizing the Republican Party with its belief that Christians should exert dominance over society. Getting Jefferson Right coauthor Throckmorton aims to dismantle the belief ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ELIZABETHTOWN — The Elizabethtown Social Center, in partnership with the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association, invites residents and visitors to a special panel ...

Albanian-American writer Fron Nahzi’s new book explains how the Albanian diaspora used its newfound freedom in the United States to campaign for a range of nationalist causes. Fron Nahzi’s new book, Ethnic Interest Groups and U.S. Foreign Policy: The ...

Since the end of World War II, America’s colleges and universities have been one of our core strategic advantages in the global economy. From the internet to artificial intelligence, from mRNA vaccines to cutting-edge cancer treatments to semiconductor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Washington — The decision by many performers to back out of a concert series for the 250th anniversary of the United States' founding almost as soon as the lineup was announced last ...