Pottsville elementary school students got a jump start on America’s 250th birthday celebration by getting a visit from a Ben Franklin reenactor and learning about Pennsylvania’s history from community ...

Washington loves a leaker. An “unidentified source” who’s willing to spill the beans and dish on his boss or colleagues. Sometimes, the motivation is revenge, settling the score for an old wrong, be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Douglas fits the bill as Ben Franklin in “Franklin,” an eight-part series premiering April 12 on Apple TV+. “Franklin” ...

Ben Franklin was made a military commander during the French and Indian War because of his experience in the Pennsylvania Assembly. Michael Nicholson / Corbis Weapons ready, slogging into the deserted ...

When the United States of America was almost strangled in the crib, it was rescued by a portly old man who could barely walk. In December 1776, the mighty British army and navy had been defeating the ...

When Trump lawyer D. John Sauer spoke before the Supreme Court last week calling for presidential immunity for “official acts,” he repeatedly argued that at least one revolutionary mind would be on ...