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Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a cable ordering a pause as the department expands its review of applicants’ social media accounts.

A legal battle between Harvard and a woman who says two slave portraits are of her ancestors will end in a settlement, with the photos going to a Black history …

In the U.S., the re-enactment of historical battles has long been a niche hobby. But fake battles that echo an ongoing war are a relatively recent phenomenon.

Kelly Wakefield found a rock with a skull and crossbones in the same park last fall, but she didn’t realize that it was a clue to much more.

The federal government will also have say over U.S. board members in a tie-up between Japan’s Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel, according to a lawmaker.

The ex-sheriff, Scott Jenkins, was convicted of federal bribery charges and sentenced to 10 years in prison. President Trump claimed the case was politically motivated.

In a speech at Arlington National Cemetery, President Trump highlighted the sacrifices of soldiers and their families but also his own achievements.

Thunderstorms in the south and central United States caused flight delays during Memorial Day weekend, the beginning of the summer travel season.

In a social media post, the president mused about redirecting $3 billion in research grant funding that his administration has frozen or withdrawn, but he gave no details.

Grant Hardin, 56, escaped on Sunday from a high-security prison in Arkansas, where he was serving a decades-long sentence for first-degree murder and rape.