The festivities for the annual Washington’s Birthday Celebration Association (WBCA) are well underway with several events ...

The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's origina ...

The Ring House, later known as Washington’s Headquarters, played a pivotal role in the Battle of Brandywine on Sept. 11, 1777 ...

A bottle of Egyptian blue hand mixed by George Washington Carver (c. 1864-1943) was loaned by the Iowa State archives.

Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.

The trademark for the name and symbols of the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys is now owned by a Black church in ...

Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna has introduced a bill to carve President Donald Trump’s likeness onto Mount Rushmore, ...

An unlikely symbol of cooperation, the barn owl is now getting global attention. Experts from 12 countries gathered in Greece last week to discuss an effort to help this remarkable predator that began ...

An unlikely symbol of cooperation, the barn owl is now getting global attention. Experts from 12 countries gathered in Greece last week to discuss an effort to help this remarkable predator that ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders and pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, U.S ...

But Beijing is tightening control of discussion of a national symbol. By Mara Hvistendahl ... Visitors descended on Washington’s National Zoo on Friday to witness the cheery unveiling of two ...