America is celebrating its 250th birthday this year — marking 2½ centuries since the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the creation of the United States.

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts, 320 years ago. In recent days, I discovered Ken Burns’s two episodes on Benjamin Franklin that aired in April 2022 on PBS.

A violent psychiatric patient is on the loose, leaving behind a murder, a mystery and a body. In a case centered around the fledgling world of psychiatry, a violent psychiatric patient is on the loose ...

Two new 30-minute weekend programs are coming to PBS this month to replace the channel's 'News Weekend,' which ended earlier ...

Friday on the News Hour, President Trump threatens to intervene in Iran if the regime cracks down on protests sparked by economic turmoil. Amid canceled performances and plummeting ticket sales at the ...

From the Smithsonian magazine archives, some of our favorite reader questions about our nation's founding upon its 250th ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Hundreds of people gathered on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Wednesday night for Philadelphia's first-ever free New Year's Eve concert and fireworks show. It's an event that ...

The Enclave. Remember them?

Discover What’s Streaming On: Most TV shows take a break for the holidays, but not our good pal Landman. The second season of Paramount+’s beloved action drama is in full gear, with three episodes ...

Police in Warren County say that they arrested two men who led police on a chase across Interstate 75 early Sunday morning.According to the Franklin Police Department, the incident started at ...