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Britain controlled vast tracts in North America beyond the original 13 Colonies. And the American invasion of Canada played a role in the final political settlement.

A former federal judge analyzes key Supreme Court decisions this term, reflects on growing judicial invective evident in its opinions, and judiciously gives praise for some great writing.

They're called rock glaciers, and they might not look like much, but they'll continue to provide meltwater after the world's iconic white glaciers are gone.

The US Supreme Court ruled that states could exclude transgender athletes from girls and women's sports teams.

A public health researcher explains the signs to watch for that someone is developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and what to do.

A late-19th century campaign spearheaded by Foster's brother sought to elevate him into the pantheon of American cultural heroes, even as his sympathies tended to lie with the pro-slavery South.

From a synagogue's 5K to Appalachia's Hillbilly Days, shared celebrations pull strangers together.

Data center proposals are often local controversies with significant underlying principles at stake.

Pointing to the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, the high court ruled that all babies born in the United States 'are citizens by birth.'

Pointing to the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, the high court ruled that all babies born in the United States 'are citizens by birth.'