Robert Caro has received the first-ever Historians' Laureate Medal from The New York Historical.

New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner may support a salary cap proposal as long as it contains a provision mandating minimum payrolls.

Until a few weeks ago, the biggest news to come out of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.

Soprano Renée Fleming will make her directing debut in Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” at the Aspen Festival with three performances from July 21-26.

President Donald Trump says he's firing members of the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and naming himself chairman.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he is getting emails from fans concerned over the sport’s lack of a salary cap following an offseason spending spree by the Los Angeles Dodgers that sparked increased attention over the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement in December 2027.

The media group Semafor has visions for creating an economic forum for the United States that rivals the annual event in Davos, Switzerland.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington were awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor.

David Rubenstein took overr the Baltimore Orioles at a particularly optimistic moment for the franchise.

David Rubenstein’s purchase of the Baltimore Orioles has been approved by Major League Baseball owners.

Cal Ripken Jr. and Grant Hill are part of the investor group that has agreed to buy the Baltimore Orioles.

A person with knowledge of the deal says Carlyle Group Inc. co-founder David Rubenstein has reached an agreement to buy the Baltimore Orioles for $1.725 billion.

President Joe Biden has delivered pumpkin pies to Massachusetts firefighters for Thanksgiving.

President Joe Biden is back at his rental home on the Massachusetts island of Nantucket after spending most of Friday downtown with his family.

The top U_S_ military officer says China recently conducted a test of a hypersonic weapon that was “very concerning.”.

A national effort helping to bail poor and low-income people out of jail has formally announced its expansion into the Deep South.

Yvonne Gibbs, 72, receives Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, Jan. 27, 2021, at the TCF Center in Detroit. Detroit recorded 431 confirmed COVID cases on March 30, 2020, and another 387 two days later, according to the city's Health Department. Detroit recorded 431 confirmed COVID cases on March 30, 2020, and another 387 two days later, according to the city’s Health Department. Virus testing was conducted at homeless shelters, too. Newly confirmed cases on July 1 numbered around 39, and health officials started seeing fewer daily deaths.

But Democratic Rep. Don Beyer, whose district is home to Arlington House, said it's time that Lee's name be stripped. Beyer's plans for legislation comes as descendants of a family enslaved at Arlington House have been lobbying for a name change. Surrounding the mansion is Arlington National Cemetery, which draws nearly 4 million visitors a year. Craig Syphax of Arlington is one of the descendants of Arlington House slaves who requested Beyer take action. He said learning his family history in his adult years helped give him a new outlook on life.

In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked with a cookout, a parade, or a community festival. But Juneteenth 2020 will be a day of protest in may places Friday, June 19. The day is recognized in 47 states and the District of Columbia, according to the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order recognizing Juneteenth as a paid holiday for state employees. So Juneteenth is a celebratory event but were not celebrating the country.