The journey would cover about 4,000 miles and hopefully offer some kind of superficial survey of how America, through its voices and landscapes and bewildering scale and beauty and elusiveness, is ...

Sometimes "silent as the grave" isn't just a metaphor. A team of student and professional history detectives -- led by Laura Masur, assistant professor of anthropology at The Catholic University of ...

The lawsuit challenges President Trump's plans for "Independence Arch," a 250-foot structure proposed for Memorial Circle.

ARLINGTON, Va.- Arlington National Cemetery is hallowed ground every day of the year. But, on Memorial Day, when we honor those who have made the supreme sacrifice by placing country above all else, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images In February 2026, online users shared a rumor claiming U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth removed former ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine on Wednesday introduced a bill to ...

WASHINGTON – A group of Vietnam Veterans is suing to block President Donald Trump's plans for an "Independence Arch" near the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery. Their lawsuit filed last week in ...

John F. Kennedy Jr.'s nephew said Ryan Murphy "knows nothing about what he's talking about" with "Love Story: John F. Kennedy ...

Plans for the controversial 250-foot arch were unveiled last fall.

After the Lee family abandoned the hilltop house in May 1861 in the wake of Virginia’s secession from the Union, the US Army began using it as a camp and eventually for military burials, in part as a ...

Sen. Tim Kaine (D) has reintroduced legislation to remove the reference to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee at Arlington House. “The names of our national sites hold significance and should honor ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — A former Kalamazoo cemetery worker was led through the doors of a courtroom in handcuffs, headed to jail thanks to a scheme that left people looking for their loved ones’ graves.