Commentary: John Wilkes Booth was tracked down and shot and the contents of his pockets were made public two years later, ...

Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., who played corrupt state senator Clay Davis on the television series “ The Wire ,” died in New York ...

Brigitte Bardot was the last living woman on the list of 59 people mentioned in the Piano Man's 1989 chart-topper.

Watson, who played Kathy Gordon in four episodes of the sitcom starring Gary Coleman, died in Colorado Springs, Colorado, her ...

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker over new state laws aimed at protecting immigrants at courthouses, hospitals and day cares. Pritzker signed ...

Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Herald-Leader and kentucky.com each day throughout 2025 will share interesting facts about our hometown. Compiled by ...

This portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1882) was taken by Mathew Brady’s photography studio in New York. The wife of Abraham Lincoln was born and raised in Lexington. Mary Todd Lincoln House ...

People gathered in the nation’s capital on Saturday to pay their respects to the penny. A mock funeral, hosted by financial management platform Ramp, was held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, ...

WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: December 21, 2025 | Last updated: December 21, 2025 Hundreds gathered Saturday for a funeral for the penny, with a eulogy from Mary Todd Lincoln. What happened with ...

“I don’t do drugs anymore,” the actor and singer said, “but when a random baby in a stroller smiles at me, it feels like I just did a bump of coke.” By Kathryn Shattuck Cheyenne Jackson considers the ...

The historical record is pretty divided on what kind of woman Mary Todd was. Was she a gracious Southern belle who staunchly supported her husband, President Abraham Lincoln? A gauche, crude upstart ...

Simu Liu is moving from the MCU to a very wacky White House. The on-screen superhero, best known for his starring role in Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” will make his Broadway ...