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.

America’s 250th birthday promises to inflame controversies about the character of the country’s founding — and it key ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When negotiating peace after the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin wanted Britain to give Canada to the newly formed United ...

In the second Trump administration post of its kind, the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday portrayed Franklin, the anthropomorphic turtle character from a children’s book series, as a ...

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — The likeness of a founding father will soon be on display in the city named for him. A statue of Benjamin Franklin is set to be unveiled in Franklin next month. While known as ...

Three former members of Breaking Benjamin have announced a reunion performance while pulling in a new singer that will take place near their home base in March of 2026. The group will reportedly go ...

The publishers behind Franklin the Turtle books have issued a response after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth co-opted the beloved kids' character to push a violent MAGA agenda. Over the weekend, ...

The Canadian publisher behind the popular "Franklin" books has responded to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's social media post with a fake book title, "Franklin Targets Narco Terrorists." The ...

The Canadian publisher of "Franklin the Turtle" books was not amused by a social media post from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth showing a photo of the character holding a rocket-propelled grenade and ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth posted about fighting narcoterrorists using the classic Franklin children’s books. “Franklin the Turtle” is a book series for children written by Canadian writer Paulette ...

The Canadian publishing house behind the "Franklin" children's books appeared to condemn Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday, after the top military official posted a cartoon image of the ...

"Founding Father," "inventor," and "diplomat" are all terms usually applied to Benjamin Franklin. But why not "loving husband"? Turns out, his marriage to Deborah Read was a bit...complicated. The New ...