Here’s what happened in April 1861, leading up to the firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, which spurred the launch of the American Civil War.

The United States war steam-frigate Pocahontas, from Vera Cruz, arrived in Hampton Roads last evening. The frigate Columbia is hourly expected to arrive. Advertisement ...

The outbreak is likely to persist for a year, according to Texas health officials. Fourteen other states and the District of Columbia have reported isolated measles cases, typically linked to ...

In a study from WalletHub ranking the most federal dependent states, Utah ranked among the least federally dependent states. The study found that overall, red states are more federally dependent than ...

a move that analysts warn could reignite trade tensions with the United States. A map created by Newsweek shows the states that would be most impacted if Mexico follows through with its proposed ban.

Manchester United will return to the US for pre-season preparations this July and August, as part of the Premier League’s Summer Series. The announcement of United’s participation in the ...

It has been over 150 years since entire counties have shifted states. After Virginia seceded from the U.S. in 1861, union loyalists formed the ... president and head curator of the Leventhal Map & ...

Robert Thorpe is a Newsweek reporter based in Massachusetts. His focus is reporting on personal finance topics, including banking, Social Security, investing and more. Robert joined Newsweek in ...

As Texas continues to contend with a growing measles outbreak that has sickened just shy of 200 and killed one, more states are reporting their own cases, including a second measles-related ...

WIRED has created a map and a searchable table of the government ... offers detailed information on GSA-owned and leased properties across the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and American ...

Border states have detained the most people for years but under the first Trump administration, experts noted a shift to facilities in other southern states, reflected in the most current data.

Firefighters are working to put out over 175 wildfires across North and South Carolina, as threats of severe storms and tornadoes loom over the states. Wildfires erupted in the area over the ...