Standing 5 feet, 1 inch tall and weighing just 110 pounds, Hercules LaChapelle’s name might appear oxymoronic to many. But ...

A historical marker commemorating Black soldiers who fought for the Union in Arkansas during the Civil War was dedicated ...

Orange Park's Don Hillhouse, a "serious amateur" history researcher, scoured the National Archives for records of Union ...

Just weeks before Charleston fell 160 years ago today, Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery. And now, in the very city that had championed the cause of bondage, formerly ...

In the 19th century, the forced bondage and inhumane treatment of Black Americans fiercely divided the United States, North ...

By Farooq A. KperogiIn the spirit of America’s Black History Month, which is celebrated every February, I am continuing my tradition of writing columns that focus on the unique experiences, trials, ...

But global outrage at the Gaza war, threats of arrest and the ubiquity of social media are causing some soldiers and reservists to reconsider their plans. “It’s scary that my friends may ...

The Milwaukee Police Department said a 27-year-old was shot around 6:13 p.m. near 54th and Capitol. Charges are pending review by the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office. MILWAUKEE - A ...

Fueled by nearly two years of civil war, Sudan is in the grip of a man-made famine. More than 25 million people are starving — more than half of the African nation's population — and of those ...

Of all the powers of the presidency, none comes more naturally to Donald Trump than weaponizing America’s economic might. Since returning to the White House, he has ordered sweeping tariffs on ...

Stewards of a martial heritage dating back to World War II, the Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment is one of the service’s foremost infantry units. Before soldiers can count themselves among those ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A military contingent from El Salvador arrived in Haiti on Tuesday to bolster a U.N.-backed mission led by ...