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Critics see the terminations as an effort to politicize the Holocaust museum. The White House says Trump will appoint new board members "who are also steadfast supporters of the State of Israel."

The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for decades. Just two of the 855 women are believed to be alive for the ceremony.

The Dachau memorial is hosting commemorative events and dedicating a plaque in honor of the U.S. Army's 45th Infantry Division that first encountered prisoners alive at the camp 80 years ago.

The Secret Life of a Cemetery is a paean to the renowned Parisian cemetery, Père Lachaise. There, 10,000 visitors a day seek the graves of some 4,500 notable figures.

The letter, written by first-class passenger Archibald Gracie, sold for five times its expected price at auction. It was written aboard the ship five days before it sank.

Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei from NPR's Throughline talk with Daniel Tichenor, a professor of political science at the University of Oregon, about the origins of the Alien Enemies Act.

A few decades ago, finding blueberries in a grocery store out of season was a rarity. Not so much these days, due to an initiative in South America aimed at curtailing cocaine production.

The last pope to die during his tenure was Pope John Paul II in 2005. Here's what happened in the days and weeks that followed.

Fans of Classic Coke mark the 40th anniversary of the travesty that was New Coke, released On April 23, 1985.

As politicians worldwide scramble to appeal to working people, this city in northern England has a claim to be the birthplace of the very concept of the working class.