02/04/2020 - 21:37
On Wednesday, U.S. Senators will vote on whether to acquit or convict President Donald Trump, who was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
01/20/2020 - 17:49
Scientists recently confirmed what most of us had already guessed: The past decade was the hottest on record.
01/08/2020 - 09:01
Like everything else to do with Donald Trump, nothing about the president's impending impeachment trial is straightforward.
12/10/2019 - 21:57
Before we celebrated Christmas, the winter holidays were all about
Saturnalia.
12/03/2019 - 08:43
Recently, Britain paid tribute to the late Lady Nancy Astor, the first woman to serve in Parliament.
11/26/2019 - 09:51
This week, we remember the first Thanksgiving. But the Pilgrims were only able to give thanks with the help of Native Americans -- one, in particular.
10/29/2019 - 09:50
Set in the late 1800s, the movie
The Current War explores the battle between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse over control of the budding electric power industry. But a lesser known man figures prominently in the plot and in the history -- the genius Nikola Tesla.
10/15/2019 - 08:29
Early humans stored animal bones for up to nine weeks before feasting on them inside Qesem Cave, near Tel Aviv, researchers say.
07/29/2019 - 16:46
The U.S. Constitution says the president, vice president and all civil officers can be impeached if convicted of "treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors." It makes perfect sense up to the last word --
misdemeanors. What's up with that?
07/07/2019 - 22:03
The president famously flubbed his Independence Day speech with laugh-out-loud history gaffes. But if nothing else, Donald Trump is in good company. Most Americans can't answer elementary questions about American history.
