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Politics

Famous summits from U.S. presidential history

Portugal Golden Visa: Approvals down, family permits up in 2024

Panoramic view of the capital of Madeira island Funchal, Portugal.

Generative AI is eating culture. See how close it’s getting to disrupting dance

Zion Harris, center, rehearses for Jeté, a monthly dance showcase at Heart WeHo in West Hollywood in Los Angeles, on on September 19, 2024.

State mottos, translated: What your state’s official motto really means

Welcome sign for New Hampshire.

With rental registries, cities try to track housing and hold bad actors accountable

A sign in foreground lists a home for rent in Maryland with tall brick home in the background. Municipal rental registries are gaining attention as cities try to get a handle on who owns rental properties and where, both to better understand their housing landscape and to ensure rentals are safe for tenants.

History

Why the age-old hobby of coin collecting is attracting Gen Z devotees

Person looking at coin collection through a magnifying glass.

History

A cultural history of swimsuits from au naturel to ooh la la

Six women pose wearing different swimsuits, with each wearing a sash that says "Miss" and the year the swimsuit was popular, including 1897, 1904, 1910, 1920, 1927, and tomorrow.

History

10 US cities built up by specialized manufacturing

A busy Detroit intersection, circa 1915.

History

The history of lawn mowers

Green robotic electronic grass mows a lawn next to bushes.

History

4 charts that show how much the role of phones has changed in the last 60 years

Photo illustration of a rotary phone and a person using a smartphone against a teal background.

History

6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth

A crowd at the 13th Annual Juneteenth celebration in Prospect Park Brooklyn on June 20, 2022.

History

Rangers led the way in the D-Day landings 80 years ago

History

Japanese American soldiers in World War II fought the Axis abroad and racial prejudice at home

Mass evacuation of Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island, Seattle, Washington, 30th March 1942 boarding trains under wartime presidential Executive Order 9066.

History

25 photos of what Paris looked like the last time it hosted the Olympics

Eiffel Tower painter waves for a photograph.

History

7 Asian Americans whose discoveries changed the world

An illustration showing five silhouetted figures in front of medical imagery.