Civil War

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2 Union soldiers awarded Medal of Honor for Confederate train hijacking

1:28am July 04, 2024

by The Associated Press

President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive in Confederate territory and drove it north while destroying railroad tracks and telegraph lines.

Cole Escola as Mary Todd Lincoln in 'Oh, Mary!'

Arts

Cole Escola literally changes history in 'Oh, Mary!'

6:41pm June 11, 2024

Cole Escola is the star and creator of Oh Mary!, an upcoming Broadway play about Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of President Abraham Lincoln. But there's a twist: Mary is reimagined as a raging alcoholic with cabaret dreams and Lincoln is portrayed as an evil closeted gay man plotting on her misery. On the cusp of the show's Broadway debut, Brittany chats with Cole about the inspiration behind Oh Mary!, their favorite joke and why it's fun to play older women.

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Defendant Jerry Boylan, captain of the Conception, leaves federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday.

National

Captain sentenced to 4 years in fiery deaths of 34 aboard scuba boat in California

12:15am May 03, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Sept. 2, 2019, blaze was the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history, and prompted changes to maritime regulations, congressional reform and several ongoing lawsuits.

Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Columbia, S.C.

Politics & Government

Nikki Haley makes surprise appearance on SNL, mocking Donald Trump and Joe Biden

1:37pm February 04, 2024

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has made a surprise appearance on the comedy show Saturday Night Live, making jibes at Donald Trump over his age and mental competency.

In this file photo, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a town hall on Dec. 18 in Nevada, Iowa.

Nikki Haley didn't say slavery caused the Civil War. Now she's facing major backlash

5:28pm December 28, 2023

by Ashley Lopez

At a campaign event in New Hampshire Wednesday, the former S.C. governor didn't mention slavery as a cause of the Civil War, sparking controversy. Now she's walking back those comments.

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The removal of the Confederate Memorial in Section 16 of Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., is on hold after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order.

A judge halted the removal of a Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery

8:18pm December 18, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

A group filed suit saying that the removal of the memorial was disturbing surrounding graves. A federal judge ordered workers to stop and scheduled a hearing for Wednesday.

Dr. Bushra Sulieman (left) and Dr. Mohamed Eisa in February 2023 at a workshop in Khartoum. Sulieman was killed on April 25 in Khartoum. It's believed he was stabbed to death during a robbery attempt amid the turmoil of the conflict that has broken out in Sudan.

Two doctors struck by tragedy in Sudan: One dead, one fleeing for his life

3:30pm April 28, 2023

by Andrew Connelly

The violence in Sudan has claimed the life of a beloved Sudanese American doctor. One of his colleague's talks about Dr. Sulieman's legacy — and the devastating toll of the fighting in Khartoum.

A small group of protesters gathers outside of a Manhattan courthouse after news broke that former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury on Thursday in New York City, with one pictured carrying a sign that says "arrest Trump." While the nature of the indictment is unprecedented, Trump isn't the first president — current or former — to face arrest.

Politics & Government

A president has faced arrest before Trump — for carriage speeding, 150 years ago

11:13am March 31, 2023

The nature of Trump's indictment is unprecedented, but the first time a president faced arrest was over 100 years ago.

Ilyon Woo, the author of Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom.

Books

Ilyon Woo's new book explores the relentless pursuit of freedom

1:01pm January 24, 2023

by Reena Advani

In "Master Slave Husband Wife," Ilyon Woo describes the story of Ellen and William Craft escaping slavery.

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Engraved portrait of Abraham Galloway from William Still's The Underground Railroad, published in 1872.

Books
Arts

Abraham Galloway is the Black figure from the Civil War you should know about

8:19pm February 08, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

Galloway escaped enslavement, became a Union spy and helped recruit thousands of Black soldiers to fight with the North, but his name has been largely left out of the Civil War narrative.

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