A new book explores the country’s history, from world famous rock art to colonial genocide and the struggle for freedom.

It’s Black History Month — and President Donald Trump has put his stamp on the decades-old commemoration. The White House’s 2026 Black History Month proclamation said Black history “is not distinct ...

It's interesting to have a conversation with Gen Zers about privacy. They generally accept the notion that public security cameras are an "invasion of privacy" but miss the irony of constantly posting ...

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion funding deal to end the four-day partial government shutdown Tuesday, sending it to President Trump’s desk for his expected signature.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Social Security recipients will see the normal Wednesday payments through February; a government shutdown this week, if it comes ...

Social Security recipients will see the normal Wednesday payments through February; a government shutdown this week, if it comes to pass, will not interrupt the schedule. A partial government shutdown ...

The federal government is withholding more than $10 billion in family and child care assistance money from Illinois and four other states amid concerns about fraud and misuse of the funds, the U.S.

Claims that democracy is in crisis are certainly not new, but recent history has given the claim a new urgency. Over the past decade or so, there has been no shortage of people expressing concern that ...

Several major Social Security changes are on the way next year. The one that will hurt retirees the most is, perhaps surprisingly, the 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment. Retirees can take some steps to ...

The Trump administration is proposing to ask visitors from several dozen nations that enjoy visa-free travel to the U.S. to submit additional personal information before entering the country, ...

Even visitors from countries like Britain and France, whose citizens don’t need visas, would have to share five years’ worth of social media. By Christine Chung Travelers visiting the United States ...

The United States could begin requiring visitors from countries on the visa waiver program to provide up to five years of their social media history, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection ...