You know the story about George Washington and his confession to his father about chopping down a cherry tree? Historians ...

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Stan Wawrinka bids farewell to the Australian Open after losing to Taylor Fritz. On Saturday, the 40-year-old shared beers ...

George Washington, 'Father of His Country' and America's first president, led the nation through its fragile birth. Today's ...

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The Golden Globes may want to consider a new category: best award show reunion. The 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards featured a slew of fun and emotional celebrity reunions during its Sunday ceremony ...

In January 1899, the American gunboat USS Wilmington set out on an expedition to Venezuela, steaming up the Orinoco River toward the country’s interior. On board was an American diplomat, Francis ...

Trae Young’s time with the Atlanta Hawks is officially over. The Hawks and Washington Wizards announced Young’s trade shortly after the star guard posted a farewell to Atlanta. “I’m walking into this ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Catholic Diocese of Rochester welcomed its new bishop, John Bonnici, during a Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Born to immigrant parents in New York City, Bonnici grew up ...

Clooney would go on to star in several rom-coms including 'One Fine Day,' 'Intolerable Cruelty' and 'Ticket to Paradise' Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...