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The annual celebration started out in 1926 as Negro History Week and expanded to Black History Month in the 1970s. This year celebrates "African Americans and the Arts."

It caused $125 billion in damage, according to a new report from the National Hurricane Center, and broke U.S. rainfall records. At least 68 people died as a result of the storm.

In 1990, men dressed as police officers made off with 13 art pieces valued at up to $500 million. They included two Rembrandt oil paintings. The FBI is asking for help in locating them.

Several of the players marked firsts for the sport's history, while for Serena Williams, the tournament may have been her last match.

Ta-Nehisi Coates' new novel, set during the era of slavery, follows a young black man who discovers that his memories trigger a mysterious power of teleportation that can help escaped slaves flee.

As the government shutdown stretches its way into the record books, Americans are feeling its worsening impacts.

The Johnny Cash statue, representing Arkansas at the U.S. Capitol, is part of a broader push to replace statues of segregationists throughout the building. (Story aired on ATC on Sept. 24, 2024.)

Only 60 to 70 years ago, patients deemed mentally unstable were sent to isolated rooms in mental asylums as treatment. A hundred years ago and beyond,…

More than 50 people are confirmed dead after a gunman opened fire on a country music concert on the Las Vegas Strip — more than 200 people are wounded. Authorities say the sole suspect was killed.

The United Auto Workers union strike enters its third week, but the history of their fight goes back to the 1930s.