The tradition of U.S. presidents having their own libraries is one that dates back generations. But out of the 16 presidents with their own facility, President Barack Obama is still without his own — ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court in a free speech case on Monday opted not to hear an appeal by a group of residents of a rural Texas county of a judicial decision allowing local ...

Visitors look at Library of Us, an installation by British artist Es Devlin, during Miami Art Week. Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images A glowing triangle that rotates like the needle of a compass ...

Es Devlin’s The Library of Us has emerged as one of Miami Art Week’s most dramatic spectacles. The 20-foot-tall rotating bookshelf housing 2,500 books invites visitors to read and reflect in a quiet ...

When the president unexpectedly fired the librarian of Congress, a prominent legislator denounced the “open despotism which now rules at Washington.” The year was 1829, and as Andrew Jackson installed ...

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Pop the die and race to the finish in this exciting edition of Trouble. With bold colors, premium components, and the iconic Pop-O-Matic, every turn brings suspense and fun. When the game's over, ...

It's another appeal to the justices over Trump's view of presidential control. The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to uphold the president's ...

The loss of the ancient world's greatest repository of knowledge has been mourned for centuries—but Julius Caesar may not really be to blame. The 1876 painting Incendie Alexandrie by Hermann Goll ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- $15,000 from the New York State Library has been awarded to the Binghamton City School District’s branch of the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of the School District.

The federal government shutdown, which begins today, will have cascading effects across the nation and our economy. For one, it will pause federal programs and slow support for services that many ...