An overland journey north was an impractical choice for many who sought to escape slavery. Some fugitives took to the sea.

The government has reported that Japan's economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.7% in the first quarter, as U.S. President ...

We'll be back again in the morning with live updates from the war in Ukraine. Until then, here's a rundown of what's been happening over the last 24 hours: Delegations from Ukraine and Russia ...

Supreme Court Wrestles With Judges’ Power to Freeze Government Actions Nationwide The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case with potentially major implications for the power of federal judges ...

An Iron Brigade soldier’s legacy lives on in his Civil War diary, preserved and shared by his descendants ... of my knapsack all to pieces which I had on my back and killed a man at my side dead.” ...