Topic: Jesse Helms

Sen. Tim Scott announced that he'd oppose Thomas Farr's nomination as a federal judge, all but ending his chance to advance in this Congressional session.

More than a half-century after he became the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi, James Meredith is embarking on a new mission.

The Senate on Monday overwhelmingly confirmed Robert Wilkie to head the Department of Veteran Affairs.

On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig gave his "luckiest man on the face of the Earth" speech in announcing his retirement from the New York Yankees.

On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig gave his "luckiest man on the face of the Earth" speech in announcing his retirement from the New York Yankees.

It may sound hard to believe, but America's CEOs seem to increasingly resemble Che Guevera, the Marxist who became the face of the Cuban Revolution.

On July 4, 1997, NASA's Pathfinder reached Mars to become the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the planet in more than two decades.

In 1997, NASA's Pathfinder reached Mars to become the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the planet in more than two decades.

An anti-refugee propaganda machine is fostering xenophobia in Hungary, derailed the EU response to the refugee crisis and is spreading to the Czech Republic.

On Oct. 18, 1959, the Soviet Union announced that Luna 3, an unmanned space vehicle, had taken the first pictures of the far side of the moon.