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A new report says too many students don't know the basics of American slavery and too many teachers feel ill-served by bad textbooks and timid state standards.

Ken Tucker says The River & The Thread is a travelogue; a timeless work of comfort and quiet joy.

A new collection at the National Museum of African American History features recent, lesser-known photos alongside well-known images to demonstrate the historical significance of everyday moments.

Music journalist and broadcaster Gianluca Tramontana discusses the significance of Changui music in the Guantanamo region of Cuba.

A partial shutdown of the federal government is now in its seventh day. At the heart of the impasse is a political battle. For the government to re-open, Republicans are insisting on big changes to President Obama's signature health care law. This is not the first time there's been GOP resistance to a new social welfare program that was advocated and signed into law by a Democratic president.

University of Kentucky officials are celebrating after receiving the largest gift in the school's history.UK graduate and Trustee Bill Gatton is donating…

A mixture of history and present day agricultural interests are interwoven on the grounds of Ashland near downtown Lexington. Henry Clay’s estate was home…

A Penny Lane street sign stolen by students in 1976 has been returned to Liverpool, England. It was taken nine years after the Beatles' song made the road legendary. An ex-student returned the sign.

Why did the flushing toilet take centuries to catch on? When did strangers stop sharing beds? And how did people brush their teeth with fish bones? Historical curator Lucy Worsley details the intimate history of the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen in her new book.

The Trail of Tears Association is holding their annual conference and symposium in Hopkinsville this week. The four-day conference includes board…