In 1977, with dozens of fires set daily and tourism in freefall, New York hired an artist to save the city. His infamous ...

The New York Times' Emma G. Fitzsimmons wrote the race "is unusually volatile and will have major consequences for the nation’s largest city." [2] Before Eric Adams' withdrawal, an Emerson College ...

For six days in September, 2015, Pope Francis made a historic visit to the United States, visiting some of the country's biggest cities and speaking to massive crowds of the faithful along the way.

A teenager in Lexington, Mass., has for years been teaching people about the battle that started the war 250 years ago this ...

For all the New Yorkers who think they’ve seen everything the Empire State has to offer, I’m about to let you in on a secret that might make you question your explorer credentials. Hidden away in the ...

NEW YORK -- The American Revolution began 250 years ago, in a blast of gunshot and a trail of colonial spin. Starting with ...

Like all legendary events, Paul Revere’s Ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord have been encrusted with myth.

In new book 'A Promised Land,' history professor Adam Jortner looks at the role of Jews - then just 0.1% of the population - ...

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced ...

The Foundation for the Memory of Slavery has called on France to address the sensitive issue of reparations for its colonial ...