Representation isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a necessity, especially in the stories we share with our children. Being able to provide a child with a book featuring characters who look like them is a ...

NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK Rocco Celebrates America’s 250th Birthday at the White House Young Author Rocco Smirne’s Newest Book ...

Feb. 22 is George Washington’s birthday. In the past, it was a separate national holiday. Now, Washington’s birthday is honored along with the other presidents on Presidents […] ...

Mardi Gras, Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day combine for a weekend full of parades, parties, concerts and family activities.

The events are presented by the nonprofit Friends of the Library of Collier County at the Hilton Naples, and include a buffet breakfast and a book signing by the author. Proceeds from the series are a ...

A Biography of the Quarterback," helps us understand why quarterbacks are among the toughest positions in sports.

A letter bringing together George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and the Marquis de Lafayette has auctioned for over $1 million at a New York sale linked to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the ...

An Upstate New York college has auctioned off a portrait of George Washington that inspired his image on the $1 bill. The painting, which belonged to Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., went for ...

George Washington University is pausing admissions to five Ph.D. programs for fall 2026, citing financial hardships. According to social media posts, applicants to the programs received emails last ...

There have always been ghosts in George Saunders’ fiction, going back to the revenants of a murdered family that haunt the beleaguered narrator of his breakout novella, CivilWarLand in Bad Decline. In ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It's one thing for the Washington Wizards‘ young building blocks to have a good game, and it's another to do so the same day Monumental Basketball President Michael Winger announced ...

An exhibit about slavery outside Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, shown here in Oct. 2025, was removed by the National Park Service on Jan. 22, 2026.Michael Yanow—NurPhoto via ...