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NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben talks to meteorologist Robert Ballard of National Weather Service about Hurricane Lala's impact on Hawaii.

Thirty years after the killing of Tupac Shakur, jury selection is set to begin Monday in Las Vegas for a former gang member implicated in the rapper's death.

NPR's Political Junkie Ken Rudin recaps the week in politics and talks with Walter Olson, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, about the role of Republicans in passing same-sex marriage initiatives. Dallas Morning News senior political reporter Wayne Slater discusses the passing of longtime Texas Congressman Jack Brooks.

On January 8, 1863, Confederate forces failed to dislodge Union supply and medical facilities in Springfield, Missouri. The attack force of approximately…

While the American Civil War engulfed some parts of the country, life elsewhere continued as usual. On January 8, 1863, ground was broken in Sacramento,…

On January 11, 1863, Union Major General John A. McClernand concluded a joint naval/army operation against the Confederate Fort Hindman, also known as…

On April 1, 1863, both the Union and Confederacy announced important changes in the command structure of their respective armies. General Francis Herron…

On Thursday, April 2, 1863 the so-called “Bread Riot” occurred in Richmond, Virginia. Allegedly a mob crowded around a wagon, demanding bread. The unruly…

Despite any lingering doubts about commander of the Army of the Potomac General Joseph Hooker, Abraham Lincoln was determined to see Hooker victorious on…

In just one week Confederate General Jubal Early’s 30,000 man force in the Shenandoah Valley had pushed northeastward nearly 100 miles, threatening…