Federal troops returned the fire. The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack, four more states -- Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee -- severed their ties with the Union.

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A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. The Pentagon spokesman said the North Koreans ...

Recite these cozy Christmas poems to share the holiday spirit and make even your Grinchiest loved ones say, "Ho, ho, ho!" ...

Donald Trump on Sunday said Syrian President Bashar Assad has fled his country and his protector Putin, “was not interested in protecting him any longer”.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield walked out of the hallowed chamber of the United Nations Security Council with a spring to her step.

Military aircraft flying over the Dam Neck and Croatan areas of Virginia Beach is not uncommon, but the aircraft John Knight ...

From flounder to stealing collards, Wilmington has its own specific past traditions that bind it to Christmas.

Virginia’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit‘s investigation into the global consulting firm McKinsey & Co.’s role in the opioid ...

It wasn't just that he contributed his tenor (and banjo picking) to two seminal folk ... to anti-fascist and patriotic songs during World War II. The group's popularity sank when its antiwar ...

Since Israel unleashed its war machine on the territory from which militant group Hamas launched its lethal strike of Oct. 7, 2023, we have relied upon data provided by Gaza’s Health Ministry ...