In Virgina, Civil War buffs wince when Terry Rensel mentions family connections to the 145th Pennsylvania Regiment, recruited in Erie. "People wince because it was such a tough luck regiment," Rensel ...

The 145th Pennsylvania Regiment, primarily from Erie County, was known as a "tough luck" unit during the Civil War. Terry Rensel, an Erie native, will speak about the regiment's experience at the ...

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio, known for predicting the 2008 financial crisis, has warned that the US faces a form of “civil war” driven by increasing government debt, significant wealth disparities, ...

The American Civil War was arguably one of the most devastating conflicts in the history of the United States. Fought over slavery, it divided families and communities and, of course, the nation. It ...

The sole statue commemorating a Confederate general was returned to the nation’s capital on Saturday, in adherence to an ...

“It is sufficiently humiliating to have had to carry it and exhibit it,” fumed the Confederate officer who wielded the flag of truce—now on display at the Smithsonian—at Appomattox Courthouse. This ...

Residents of Brownhills, in Walsall, have described being 'torn apart' over an ongoing 'flag war' that has started in their town. The 'Miner Island', otherwise known as the 'Jigger Island', has been ...

JAMES ISLAND, Sc. (WTVM) - Recently, a flag-raising ceremony was held to honor the raising of the first South Carolina Flag. That was 250 years ago, amidst the Revolutionary War. “We got a lot to be ...

KYAUKME, Myanmar (AP) — Ten days after it was recaptured by Myanmar’s military government, the town of Kyaukme stands eerily silent. Schools have reopened but the town’s once-busy market is mostly ...

Syrians are voting indirectly, and President Ahmed al-Shara is appointing a third of the lawmakers. Still, some see this as a step forward after decades of dictatorship. By Raja Abdulrahim Syria was ...