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The use of fines and fees charged to criminal defendants has exploded. People who can't afford those charges can go to jail for not paying. Hundreds of thousands are hiding from police and the courts.

Early white visitors to the American West were impressed by its bounty: natural beauty and riches that seemed to stretch to the horizon. But the resources…

In cemeteries and historic places, hurricane damage can extend underground if uprooted trees tear up buried historic artifacts or even human remains.

On her new album, Fire in My Mouth, the Pulitzer-winning composer documents the tragedy behind New York City's 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Perusing the vast collections of the Oregon Historical Society does not require a trip to Portland. You will have to make your way to a computer, but…

At least 48 people have died in the Northern California blaze that burned through the town of Paradise with shocking speed.

Cristiana Barreto says deforestation threatens to erase evidence of huge, dispersed civilizations, including rock art, ceremonial earthworks and waterways.

Monday's Clinton-Trump debate falls on the anniversary of the first-ever televised presidential debate, between Republican Richard Nixon and Democrat John F. Kennedy.

Noel King talks to Democrat Deb Haaland, one of two Native-American women elected to Congress this election, about what she hopes to accomplish and the face of the political landscape.

Sarah Parcak has found that studying the rise and fall of civilizations has given her hope, or at least some hope. Her new book is called Archaeology from Space: How The Future Shapes Our Past.