Luzerne County Community College is hosting an exhibit which explores the often-overlooked history of African American contributions as nurses, surgeons, and ho ...

Building on his earlier classic work, Evangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America, Carwardine observes that the Whigs, ...

Syrian whistleblower “Caesar” has revealed his identity to the world in an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera. Images verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad unit shed light on Israel’s plans ...

Thompson’s testimony in 1866 came at a critical time, as the nation weighed whether to expand equal constitutional ...

But Claire McCardell was a pioneering outlier. From the 1930s to the 1950s this designer found freedom creating affordable, ...

Throughout history, clothing has not only served as a basic necessity but has also been a powerful form of expression, a ...

American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

In this photo released by the Lebanese Presidency Press Office, Lebanese president Joseph Aoun, center, meets with Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam, right, and parliament speaker Nabih Berri ...

The threat of U.S. tariffs has caused a Montreal-based women’s clothing maker to place more than a third of its workers on leave.

Here, The Independent takes a look at some of the most significant moments of the war since it began. Hamas, which has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007, invaded southern Israel, killing ...

The visa program specifically for Afghans who worked for the U.S. military during America's longest war has been thrown into chaos by the Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid, advocates ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...