The 13 Original colonies in 1774 by McConnell Map Co., 1919. Source: Library of Congress Old North Church in Boston, symbol of early American religion and site of Paul Revere’s legendary warning ...

The story of these thirteen colonies is a good tonic and a good corrective. The man who thinks all the good lies behind us in the simple and democratic early days of the nation may learn something ...

A wind-driven fire in the small Arizona community of Greer prompted evacuations after the Greer Fire grew quickly to 3,500 acres just before 5:30 p.m. May 13, the town of Eagar confirmed in a ...

What it should be is fast. At only 13.7km there shouldn’t be significant gaps between the big favourites, but with fewer serious mountain showdowns in this race - particularly, fewer summit ...

A battle over plastic—a material so prolific the UN calls the 90 percent of it that ends up as trash a pollution crisis—is under way in Florida. Coral Gables, a small city of 51,000 people ...

The blaze has since grown to an estimated size of 1,250 acres as of Monday evening, according to a map from Watch Duty, a public safety nonprofit organization. Reports on Monday night indicated ...

Michigan's DNR has launched a new interactive map to help locate boat launches and check watercraft rules. Use radar and BirdCast to track the height of spring bird migration. Then visit Indiana ...

The U.S. is among more than 30 countries that allow for unrestricted birthright citizenship. Birthright citizenship means that a person born in a country, regardless of their parents' immigration ...

Meet 33 innovative leaders who are using their voices and talents to tackle the planet’s most pressing issues. For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new ...

No experience is more uniquely San Francisco than a ride on a cable car. Cable cars have come to symbolize our great city (along with another world-renowned transportation icon. Hint: it's a ...