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As It Was: Indian Agent Sees Reservation Improvements in 1897

In condescending, racially tinged language typical of the times, the San Francisco Chronicle reported in 1897 how the federal agent in charge of the…

Some advocates want President Biden to appoint new members to the Postal Service's Board of Governors, who could then replace Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

Calls Mount For President Biden To Shake Up Postal Service's Leadership

"Fire everybody at the top," one Democratic congressman says. Other advocates just want Biden to appoint new members to the Postal Service's board of governors.

As It Was: The Old Stage Road Opens Siskiyou County to Travel

Until 1859, foot trails were the only way in and out of Siskiyou County, Calif. Regional tribes, including the Shasta, Karuk, Modoc, Pit, and Wintu, had…

On the facade of the Wittenberg Town Church in Germany, a relief depicting Jews and a large pig is at the heart of controversy and a legal battle.

A German Jew Vows To Fight On To Remove Anti-Semitic Sculpture After Court Defeat

"This is a church, a holy place. You can't mix it with such a shameful assault on the Jews," plaintiff Michael Düllmann says of the medieval work portraying Jews with a pig.

Satellite images reveal tunneling and other construction activity at two sites believed to house long-range missiles.

North Korea Seen Expanding Missile Base

Satellite images reveal tunneling and other construction activity at two sites near the Chinese border that are believed to house long-range missiles that could in theory reach the United States.

<em>Wall Street Journal</em> newspaper reporter Daniel Pearl was killed by Islamic militants in Pakistan in 2002. A video of his interrogation and death was sent to the U.S. Consulate in Karachi and posted on the Internet.

Pakistan Court Orders Release Of Man Accused Of Killing 'Wall Street Journal' Reporter

Journalist Daniel Pearl's beheaded body was found in a shallow grave in the Pakistani port city of Karachi in 2002. The murder conviction of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh was overturned last year.

Newly Discovered Beetle Named For Greta Thunberg: Nelloptodes Gretae

The London Natural History Museum has named a species of beetle after Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg to honor her contribution to raising awareness of environmental issues.

A photo provided by Eglin Air Force Base shows the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb. The Pentagon says U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped the military's most powerful non-nuclear bomb on an Islamic State target on Thursday, the first-ever combat use of the weapon.

U.S. Drops Biggest Non-Nuclear Bomb Ever Used In Combat

The so-called Mother of All Bombs was dropped Thursday in Afghanistan. The Pentagon says it hit an underground ISIS complex.

In 1987, then-Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., center, was running for president and also chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, responsible for leading the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Robert Bork.

For Joe Biden, 1987 Brought Triumph In The Wake Of Political Setback

Biden ended his first presidential campaign during a break in the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork. As chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Biden sunk the nomination.

As It Was: Early Visitors Awed by Lake’s Blue Waters

In 1876, a small party started out on horseback to see that magnificent lake high in the Cascades some were beginning to call Crater Lake.The group…

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