The United States Postal Service is celebrating its 250th anniversary with special stamps featuring a familiar face.

Franklin College artist-in-residence David Cunningham has had two of his pieces selected into renowned juries.

Washington loves a leaker. An “unidentified source” who’s willing to spill the beans and dish on his boss or colleagues. Sometimes, the motivation is revenge, settling the score for an old wrong, be ...

The Hutchinson Letters Affair informed Americans about letters that revealed secrets which eventually played a big part in the buildup to the Revolutionary War.

This plain suit would have created a stark contrast between Franklin and those in the elaborate dress typical of the opulent French Court, and Franklin crafted his appearance knowing that it was a ...

During the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt created a tree army. Civilians planted trees, built dams, and transformed ...

Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790. He penned the inscription that would eventually appear at his Christ Church ...

THE Harvard University Press and Mr. Cohen have performed a very useful service in making Franklin's “Experiments and Observations” accessible in this convenient form. Mr. Cohen has written an ...

A tourist's video of a python on the Ben Franklin Parkway is making the rounds on social media. Tourist Nini Adanaia recorded a video in late March. While they kept a distance, a wedding party ...

Benjamin Netanyahu testified to police after two men were arrested over alleged payments from the Gulf Arab state. Hamas reportedly agrees to proposals sent by mediators, while Israel offers its ...