Jimmy Carter was a genuine Washington outsider when he won the White House in 1976. And he remained proudly so, for better or ...

Cardinal Walter McElroy of San Diego is named by Pope Francis to replace the retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory leading the ...

A presidential funeral in the United States is a carefully orchestrated event, blending solemn traditions and heartfelt tributes.

Perle Mesta’s affable personality and compulsive party-throwing are remembered in Meryl Gordon’s new biography, “The Woman ...

Alexis Coe is the New York Times bestselling author of You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington. While far less famous than the coalition that met in 1775, this group of ...

This biography of Doaa Al Zamel ... then winds its way through his service as a staunch patriot in George Washington’s army.

For Congress — and the larger Washington government apparatus — it’s a warning sign of things to come, of carefully laid plans being blown up by fiat of the world’s richest person.

In his biography of Washington, Ron Chernow described what his ... and so might well again.” On Christmas night 1776, George ...

The 97th Academy Awards are coming soon and this week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the shortlists in 10 of the Oscar categories. Find out what’s new on streaming ...

Thousands of Washington residents are left in the dark after a wintry mix of precipitation entered the state on Tuesday. As of 8:48 a.m. PT Wednesday, the Evergreen State had over 88,000 ...

Matthew Chapman is a video game designer who attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing ...

Administration at George Washington Charter School in Palm Desert is asking Riverside County Sheriff's Office to provide some extra security at the school until winter break. According to a letter ...