The Valenti-Dissen House, at 1507 Alamo St., was built in 1921 by Sicilian immigrant Jacob Valenti—grandfather of former ...

The office of the American Vice President was once famously described by John Adams, the first in the nation’s history, ...

Removing universal vote by mail could cause the state to revert to among the lowest turnout states again, the report said.

The first Black Women’s Rights Convention is held in Akron, Ohio. The keynote speaker was anti-slavery activist Sojourner Truth. 1966—Constance Baker Motley be­comes the first African American woman ...

At 11, she was one of the youngest at the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march in Selma, Ala., and was injured while ...

Another film festival this week: The Italians are taking their turn at the Main, with a healthy serving of popular and ...

In 1954, an unusual ally helped President Dwight D. Eisenhower defeat a constitutional amendment to curtail presidential ...

Time could be running out in New Jersey for “springing” clocks forward or “falling” back. Some lawmakers want Daylight Saving Time permanent, meaning clocks wouldn’t have to be adjusted twice a year.

Compared with traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage plans are, on average, paid more by the taxpayer-funded Medicare system for covering each enrollee. Advantage plans also have more flexibility to ...

The United States appears to be preparing for war with Iran — and Trump hasn’t rallied the country like his predecessors.

From the civil rights era of the 1960s until today, white victims of government violence have received disproportionate attention.