History

Hollywood. Halloween. They sound similar, but that’s not all they have in common. The movie and television industry’s impact on the dress-up holiday is substantial, as local costume...

After its run of operation came to a close nearly 70 years ago, the last streetcar to operate in Denver is headed for restoration. It’s hoped that it...

The remains of a sailor from Nebraska killed in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor have been identified. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Friday in a news release...

For years, the United States and the international community have tried to negotiate an end to North Korea’s nuclear and missile development and its export of ballistic missile...

What began as a request for help obtaining some military decorations from the National Personnel Records Center led to a formal presentation ceremony for a Rhode Island Vietnam Veteran. Chief Warrant...

 Just before 9 a.m. Friday, dozens of fourth-grade students from Smithfield and Cranston filed off school buses and into Rhode Island's State House, jostling into groups and marveling...

A Rhode Island war memorial located in Mississippi was heavily damaged after two tornadoes swept through the area on April 13. The Rhode Island State Memorial housed at...

 A year after an infamous loss to a No. 16 seed, Virginia is headed to the Final Four after a game college basketball fans may remember just as...

Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo and Yasuhiro Yamauchi, of the Consulate-General of Japan in Boston, officially crowned Margaret Rogers at the Statehouse Friday. Rogers, of East Providence, will represent...

Royal visits overseas always attract a great deal of scrutiny, but none in recent memory has been quite as politically sensitive and potentially inflammatory towards the UK's closest...