Millions watch the Kentucky Derby each year on television. At the event itself, attendees handicap prized stallions; sip mint ...

That same philosophy drives his newest project, The American Revolution, a sweeping six-part, 12-hour documentary that premieres Sunday, November 16, 2025 on PBS and continues nightly through November ...

The film was born out of Peter Harnik’s book “From Rails to Trails: Making of America’s Active Transportation Network.” ...

Ken Burns’s obsession with this country can be felt in all 234 hours of his roughly 40 films—including his latest mega-doc, ...

Several National Parks in California are facing facility and area closures as the federal government shutdown continues on Monday, Oct. 6. That’s according to alerts from the National Park Service, ...

As the government shutdown enters its first full week, travelers planning visits to national parks and other tourist sites run by the federal government face more than a little uncertainty. National ...

The new documentary on Cincinnati’s King Records, which launched James Brown’s career, is making its national debut on PBS. Filmmaker Yemi Oyediran identifies the Cincinnati sound, influenced by the ...

Several visitors just couldn’t wait for the weekend to get into Great Falls Park in northern Virginia. They drove up to the park’s main gate on Friday morning, and, seeing a closed entrance and three ...

When the government shut down in 2018, a Mississippi nonprofit interceded to fund a bare-bones crew to keep one of the state's most-visited cultural attractions operating. Now, the group is committed ...

DENVER -- When the government shut down in 2018, a Mississippi nonprofit interceded to fund a bare-bones crew to keep one of the state's most-visited cultural attractions operating. Now, the group is ...

Workers kept on in shutdown raises questions, Trump doubles down as layoffs loom, and more Length: Long Speed: 1.0x If you’ve been planning a national park trip, the government shutdown likely won’t ...