A crisis more than a century ago involved U.S. aims to assert military supremacy, a hard-partying dictator and frictions ...

This in-depth breakdown covers the dramatic rise of the United States as a global power following the 1898 Spanish-American ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum flatly rejected any U.S. military action on Mexican soil to fight drug cartels ...

Throughout his career, Burns has developed and perfected the tricks of his particular trade: the evocative use of music and quotations from speeches and correspondence; the use of actors to read the ...

Ken Burns’ new PBS series, The American Revolution, reframes the founding war as a brutal, chaotic conflict fought on multiple fronts and driven by impossible odds. From fractured command to ...

Millions of casualties. Years of bloody attrition warfare. When Vietnamese communists toppled French colonial rule in 1954 despite massive U.S. military aid, the Geneva Accords temporarily divided ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Bill Esparza is a James Beard award-winning food journalist, author of LA Mexicano, and onscreen food television personality covering food in United States and Latin America. Lush green plants, ...

In what remains one of the last shows of force from the dwindling American monoculture, the Super Bowl Halftime Show still manages to feel like a national ritual. Next year, that ritual is expected to ...

World War II was fought across land, sea, and air. Soldiers and tanks battled on the ground, bombers and escort planes struck in the air, and battleships clashed at sea. WWII proved the dominance of ...

Travel back to 1898 with the History Seekers as we explore a long-forgotten U.S. military training camp from the Spanish-American War. Once home to future legends like Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough ...

The longtime CEO of a Cleveland nonprofit is stepping down after 13 years at the helm of the organization. Spanish American Committee CEO Ramonita Vargas announced her departure from the role, ...