Examines the build-up to the Civil War: slavery, the Missouri Compromise, abolitionism, and key events like the Dred Scott decision and the election of Lincoln led to secession.

On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress voted to replace the colonies' part-time militias with a full-time army – and ...

In May, the Supreme Court issued a decision allowing racial discrimination in the drawing of voting maps, dismissing the ... In June, in Trump v. United States, justices ruled that former ...

Languages: English. Two tropical storms could form near the United States within the next few weeks should conditions remain favorable, only days after the Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1.

States in the U.S. may be able to see the northern lights for a second night in a row on Monday, June 2, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The northern lights, also ...

Several northern states in the U.S. might be able to see the northern lights on Sunday, June 1 and Monday, June 2, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The northern ...

Back in 1970, Miller brought home a large but deteriorating replica of the SS United States. He had it scrubbed clean, and then watched as his father carefully repainted it. For decades ...

Editor's note: There is still a possibility for several states to see the northern lights. Click here for the latest update on Monday, June 2. Several northern states in the U.S. might be able to ...

Geothermal energy from Nevada's Great Basin could supply as much as 10 percent of the United States' electricity needs ... includes newly developed maps of underground heat flows and refined ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Apple’s reliance on a crucial pipeline outside the United States to manufacture iPhones for American customers has thrust the technology giant into the ...