Masks are now required in many states and on all airlines. Governors in several states that were among the hardest-hit in the opening months of the pandemic are requiring travelers from the new ...

Most towns in the 1830s had one thing in common: white founders. But tucked away in western Illinois, a free Black man named ...

American colonists who aligned with the British lost their lands, their reputations and sometimes even their lives ...

How Texas Made the West Wild," Bryan Burrough traces the paths of men who settled scores with pistols and called the Lone ...

In this episode of Kings and Generals' animated historical series, we explore how the United States gained independence ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENTUCKY! IT BECAME THE 15TH STATE IN THE UNION ON JUNE 1ST, 1792, AFTER SEPARATING FROM VIRGINIA. IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN THE EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATES WEST OF THE ...

The CBS News data team is tracking confirmed measles cases nationwide as new data is released by state health departments and the CDC. (The map below is updated on Fridays when the CDC releases ...

CDC officials have attributed 90% of cases to 14 different outbreaks in the United States. So far, 133 measles cases have required hospitalization. Current CDC estimates show that 96% of all cases ...

The U.S. operated or supported 408 national Native American boarding schools across 37 states between 1819 and 1969, according to a 2022 U.S. Interior Department report, which detailed rampant ...

This week's road trip takes us from Hadspen to Hagley. At only 15 kilometres, it's one I could ride on my bike, which I often ...