John Steuart Curry's "Tragic Prelude." In October 1859, a small town at the junction of two rivers became the focal point of one of the most dramatic and consequential events in American history. John ...

A Republican voting overhaul is back on Capitol Hill — with an added photo identification provision and an altered name — as President Trump seeks to upend elections in a midterm year. Opponents say ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of Republican lawmakers unveiled a package that would remove the permit requirement to carry a concealed pistol. US ...

Kentucky House Bill 526 seeks to end mandatory membership in the Kentucky Bar Association (KBA). The bill threatens the KBA's role in upholding ethical and professional standards for lawyers. The ...

President Trump has flipped back and forth about a British plan to cede sovereignty over a strategic U.S.-U.K. military base in the Indian Ocean. Now, as U.S. tensions mount with Iran, his Republican ...

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham denied on Sunday that the Trump administration needed a plan to ensure that Iran would not continue to be a state sponsor of terrorism following the death of the ...

Maryland Republicans in both chambers have unveiled a coordinated slate of energy bills that they say would cut electric bills by roughly $40 per month, escalating their criticism of Gov. Wes Moore’s ...

Her tenure coincided with unprecedented upheaval in disaster preparedness grants and staffing. Experts would like to see her ...

Cuba learns from Maduro's mistakes—and bows to Trump El Niño coming this summer, says NOAA in update; what does that mean for summer temperatures and hurricane season? Georgia student charged in ...