New York museums are advancing an inclusive view of national history ahead of the US semiquincentennial, from scenes of the ...

Roadside Attractions is out with Sight & Sound’s latest, A Great Awakening, by Joshua Enck, on 1,289 screens. Timed to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence — a ...

Franklin High School senior Gavin Warnakulasooriya has been named a finalist for a National Merit Scholarship, according to a community announcement. Warnakulasooriya is among about 15,000 students ...

To mark the 100th anniversary of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, the Delaware River Port Authority will close the span to traffic on July 11 and host a celebration inviting people to walk its deck. DRPA ...

This week is a special one for me. My first children’s book, "Read All About It!" comes out, and I’m immensely proud of it. I wrote it because I’m a father of four daughters and because I’m a ...

Today, meteorologists routinely track storms moving across the country. Radar shows rain approaching, satellites follow hurricanes along the coast, and forecast models predict where systems will go ...

The original Libertas Americana, commissioned by Benjamin Franklin. A modern restrike of the medal will be used in the Super Bowl coin toss Sunday. Courtesy of Emily Niekrasz, Smithsonian Institution ...

As a letter to Franklin from George Washington goes up for auction, the author and inventor also figures in New York Lottery commercials. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Tuesday. We’re in for ...

Today, we celebrate the towering life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin—printer and philosopher, inventor and diplomat, public servant and patriot, and one of the most consequential Americans to ever ...

The City of Franklin is proud to announce that the Historic Downtown Franklin Pocket Park has received national recognition from the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions. The National ...

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WSMV) - A statue of Benjamin Franklin will be unveiled at Williamson County Archives and Museum in Franklin in January, according to Lovely Franklin. The “Ben on the Bench” sculpture, ...

Most of us assume that warmth is what leads to generosity, rather than the other way around. It’s an intuitive order of events: we like people first and then choose to help them. However, according to ...