Historic Sites
Historic Sites
Leaky battleship in Texas set to make trip for $35M repairs
The greatest challenge in recent years for the only surviving battleship that served in both world wars has been a leaky hull that's raised concerns it could sink
In Ukraine, funeral for activist killed and mourned in war
Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Ukraine's capital for a well-known Kyiv activist who took up arms against Russia's invasion and was killed
Russian legislator and 2 aides criminally charged in US
Authorities say a Russian legislator and two aides have been charged with conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions as they pushed a covert Russian propaganda campaign in the U.S. to win support for moves against Ukraine
Czechs provide free shooting training for local Ukrainians
Since Russia launched its brutal attack against Ukraine, Ukrainians living across Czech Republic have been arriving in the second largest Czech city of Brno
Muscogee return South nearly 200 years after forced removal
Native Americans whose ancestors were forced out of the Southeast almost 200 years ago are back for a festival with a name that sums up its purpose: “We have come back.”
US park service, tourism group partner to highlight tribes
The National Park Service has partnered with a tourism association to ensure the contributions of Native Americans are incorporated into exhibits and programming at sites across the country
Mini Lady Liberty statue heads to US for July 4 celebrations
A replica of the Statue of Liberty, smaller but based on the original plaster cast of its big sister on Ellis Island, is being given a send-off in France ahead of a trip to the United States for Independence Day
Afghan official: Bombing kills 2 Kabul University lecturers
An Afghan police spokesman says a bombing in Kabul has killed two lecturers at the Kabul University
'Black Spartacus,' Beatles book vie for nonfiction prize
Books about a Haitian revolutionary, The Beatles and the brain are finalists for Britain’s leading nonfiction literary award