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By reading the rings of more than 1,500 trees across the western U.S., some of which were growing as early as 800, and stitching together the story they told, the team previously created a map of ...

D.C.’s unique status may come down to a secret meeting between Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison.

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Democrats are eyeing next year’s election as an opportunity to loosen or overturn the Republican Party’s three-decades-long ...

The Democratic Party’s latest plan to win the White House was received as little than another rebrand with all the players who’ve “been running the party […] ...

When congressional maps were redrawn in 2021, South Carolina’s Republican leadership shifted Democrat voters out of ...

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There was a time, not long ago, when Americans — regardless of region, class, or politics — shared a common cultural foundation. From the Saturday morning cartoons children watched to the nightly news ...

The salt springs themselves can be found near the historic Wheaton House, which serves as the park office and a tangible link to the human history of this special place. Built in the 1840s, this ...

Some states and communities have already had Solar for All programs, but the $7 billion in grants authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act and awarded this week by the US Environmental Protection ...

Welcome to Bradford, Pennsylvania, where the Allegheny Mountains cradle a small town with big character and even bigger ...