KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into space, simultaneously launching the USSR and the United States into a space race.

CHARLOTTE — Mecklenburg County Health Officials told Channel 9 that they have two weeks of nutrition funding for women, infants, and children, also known as WIC, amidst a government shutdown. The ...

Wisconsin school district removes political display after student reported harassment concerns over mandatory party identification assignment at Middleton High School.

For some it's the proverbial golden ticket, a pathway to fame, fortune and fantastic opportunity, but history is always there to remind us that a starring role in a soap opera is as good as it 's ...

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have been trading barbs using the term "paper tiger," a phrase popularized by the Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong.

What is House of History? House of History is my little soapbox project. Politics, history, and cultural developments have been passions of mine since as long as I can remember. House of History is a ...

In 1804 an expeditionary force, under the command of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark embarked on their journey from the vicinity of Saint Louis all the way towards the West Coast of the United ...

AND TODAY WE’RE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT ROBERTS IMMIGRATION HISTORY. KCCI BEAU BOWMAN JUST GOT A MORE CLEAR LIST OF DATES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY THIS AFTERNOON. AND BO, THEY SAY HE ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. historian Jill Lepore about her new book, "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution." ...

Our decades-old program for the admission and resettlement of refugees to America has ground to a halt under President Donald Trump.

Fifty years ago, the Thrilla in Manila became HBO’s first ever live satellite telecast. Pioneering executive Kay Koplovitz and historian Craig Leddy talk to Kevin E G Perry about a pivotal night that ...

Petro, who has a history of speaking off the cuff in meandering, ideologically charged speeches, wrote on social media that “I don't care” about the punishment.