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Lincoln Artifacts Auction Raises $7.9 Million to Address Foundation Debt

The sale of 136 historic items, including Lincoln's assassination gloves, highlights tensions over public access to national treasures.

Memorial Day 2025: Honoring Fallen Heroes and Preserving Tradition

Dolton Signals Eminent Domain Move for Pope Leo XIV's Childhood Home

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Nottoway Plantation Fire Prompts Calls for Honest Reckoning with Slavery's Legacy

Waffle House and BP Pulse to Launch 400 kW EV Charging Stations in 2026

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Faces Criticism After Vetoing Reparations Commission Bill

White Sox Honor Pope Leo XIV with Permanent Ballpark Tribute

NRA Petitions Supreme Court to Review Florida's Gun Purchase Age Law

Mount St. Helens Marks 45 Years Since Catastrophic Eruption

Trump Administration Faces Scrutiny Over Record-Keeping Practices and National Archives Shake-Up

Fire Destroys Nottoway Plantation, Largest Antebellum Mansion in U.S.

Maryland Governor’s Reparations Study Veto Draws Legislative Pushback

Fire Destroys Nottoway Plantation, South’s Largest Antebellum Mansion

Trump and Lincoln Banners on USDA Building Draw Criticism Over Authoritarian Symbolism

Naval Academy Class of 2028 Triumphs in 75th Herndon Monument Climb

New Documentary Chronicles Gallaudet’s 1988 Deaf-Led Protest for Representation

Philadelphia Marks 40th Anniversary of MOVE Bombing with Official Remembrance

Iowa House Approves Bill to End Local Fireworks Restrictions for Key Celebration Dates

Naomi Watts, Paul Kelly, and Sarah Pidgeon Cast in Ryan Murphy’s ‘American Love Story’

Ken Griffin Loans Rare Founding Documents to National Constitution Center, Funds Major Renovation