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Harriet Tubman is appearing on $20 bills, whether Trump officials like it or not

August 22, 2019 at 11:08 a.m.

Minutes after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday that he was delaying the new Harriet Tubman $20 bill until 2028, a New York designer tweeted: "We'll see about that." Dano...

Aretha Franklin performs at Radio City Music Hall on Feb. 18, 2012, in New York City.

How Aretha Franklin’s ‘Respect’ became an anthem for civil rights and feminism

December 12, 2018 at 7:08 p.m.

It was Valentine's Day 1967 when Aretha Franklin sat down at a piano in the Atlantic Records studio in New York and recorded "Respect." The Queen of Soul, who died...

First trial in death of Freddie Gray begins in a city still on edge

June 22, 2019 at 9:43 a.m.

Shortly after the first trial in the death of Freddie Gray got underway on Monday, a judge asked more than 70 potential jurors several questions: How many had not heard...

Historical sound effects depicted in ‘Lincoln’

December 25, 2018 at 5:10 a.m.

If you are sitting next to someone snacking on a tub of buttered popcorn, you might miss important details in Steven Spielberg's epic film, "Lincoln." So lean in during the...

U.S. detains Canadian in embassy bomb plot

August 20, 2021 at 1:37 a.m.

A Canadian man accused of organizing a plot to blow up the U.S. and Israeli Embassies in Singapore is being held in a secret location in the United States, where...

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