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Harris carried the same Bible into the U.S. Capitol when she was sworn in as senator for California in 2017.

When looking at the raw numbers of pardons and commutations, the president is low on the list compared to his predecessors as he granted clemency to only about 1.7 percent of the people who petitioned him for it.

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

Prince Andrew's ex-wife recorded a bizarre promotional video to launch her Mills & Boon romantic novel with "parallels from my life," saying—"follow your heart. But do you dare?"

A memorial video to the late host caps the last episode he taped before passing.

TikTok users are falsely claiming that Helen Keller either did not exist or was not really deaf and blind.

Consider yourself warned: The stories are pretty dark.

The Beatles icon was murdered by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980, in a death that shocked the world and continues to inspire grief, anger and wonder.

It's been 79 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, which brought the United States into World War II. These photos from the battle are a stark reminder of those lost.

In a weird coincidence, the rings were found in the same spot that they were found in a novel about the legend of the rings.

Despite being best known for refusing to give up her seat on an Alabama bus, Rosa Parks made numerous contributions to the Civil Rights movement and other political causes throughout her life.

Despite resistance from retailers, the name has been used to describe the start to the holiday shopping season for nearly 60 years.

There is something deeply unifying about knowing that every family in every corner of the country is eating (more or less) the same meal and sharing in the same traditions.

The "historical encyclopedia of scent" will be the first of its kind.

Two of the country's tightest state battles in presidential election history were in Maryland in 1832 and 1904.

National polling currently shows Trump's Democratic challenger for the White House, Joe Biden, with a healthy popularity lead over his rival.

Biden only has a 12 percent chance of defeating Trump if the popular vote is very close, a recent study of the Electoral College finds.

James Mikel Wilson's "Ghosts of Presidents Past" is an allegory that envisions what past presidents would tell the current one if they visited him, a la "A Christmas Carol."

As indigenous people who reclaimed our ancestral homeland, we must be sensitive to others undergoing that same process.

The controversial Pennsylvania effigy is covered up in anticipation of its removal, but the local Italian American community is fighting to save it

The "Wonder Woman" star is reuniting with filmmaker Patty Jenkins for the biopic which is tentatively titled, "Cleopatra"—but many are asking if the role should go to a Black actress.

Shadd Cary was born on October 9, 1823 in Wilmington in northern Delaware to abolitionist parents.

While the debates as we know them began in 1960, they may not have begun at all if it wasn't for a college student in 1956.

California's new anti-racism programs are directed at students, educators and lawmakers, but the president may try to stop it all.

Arnold probably would've preferred to be associated with a breakfast dish, rather than what he's actually famous for.

The scientist is most well-known for his studies into schizophrenia and gay conversion therapy.

The president told a rally crowd that he would bring an end to the "radical indoctrination" of students in his second term.

President Donald Trump said the Department of Education is "looking at" whether schools plan to use the 1619 Project in their curricula.

The decision from the Pentagon to close the paper down comes shortly after a "Military Times" poll that showed Trump's popularity with the troops has declined.

The real word that meant "bear" has been lost by most languages.