The Library of Congress’ digital collections are stocked with billions of items. By preserving digitiz...

Once a year, Jewish children all over the world play a game of chance called “dreidel” that uses four-sid...

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Back in 2014, then-Vice President Joe Biden called corruption “a cancer that eats away at a citizen’s fai...

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Computer hackers are using ransomware to infiltrate networks and hold businesses, even critical infrastru...

In the United States, where millions of people are deaf or hard of hearing, sign language interpreters ar...

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Private citizens and faith-based groups in the United States are getting desperately needed food, medicin...

Colin Powell (1937-2021), led the State Department as secretary of state and the military as chairman of ...

When Colin Powell died at age 84 on October 18, tributes poured in from around the globe. James A. Bak...

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Colin Powell, a child of immigrants who became a top U.S. general and secretary of state, died October 18...

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The number of LGBTQI+ elected officials in the United States in national, state and local government role...