She broke out in 1992, with a work that drew a lot of heat — and brought her fame. Now, El Museo del Barrio is exploring the ...

The new 12-hour documentary about the United States’ origin story will begin broadcasting Nov. 16 on WHYY and other PBS stations.

Silk manuscripts dating back about 2,300 years have been returned to China, 79 years after they were smuggled out of the country, with their return resulting from cooperation between Chinese and U.S.

CHANGSHA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Silk manuscripts dating back about 2,300 years have been returned to China, 79 years after they were smuggled out of the country, with their return resulting from ...

Renée Lopez is a photographer who has built a career focused on documenting women in lowrider culture, a perspective often ...

Drew Struzan, the legendary illustrator behind iconic posters for Star Wars, Back to the Future, and Blade Runner, has died ...

How did Drew Struzan die, cause of death, wife, children and net worth — the legendary artist behind “Star Wars,” “Indiana Jones,” and “Back to the Future” posters, died at 78. This explainer looks at ...

The institution operates some of the most popular sites in Washington and beyond, including 21 museums and the National Zoo.

The federal government has shut down, for the first time in almost seven years. How long will the current impasse will last is unclear, as the partisan standoff persists over health care and the short ...

After winning her Oscar, Marlee Matlin pushed for subtitles across all televised programming with the National Captioning Institute.

Birding is having something of a pop-culture moment. Uzo Aduba’s “world’s greatest detective,” from this summer’s Netflix hit The Residence, was a birder, as is Mark Ruffalo’s FBI agent character in ...