Democratic Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi defeated Republican candidate John Reid on Tuesday to become the next ...

Voters braved the autumn chill Tuesday to choose New York City’s next mayor in a historic election, voicing concerns about high living costs and the direction of the city.

How the U.S. government measures race has changed substantially since censuses began in 1790. Today, Americans differ on whether the government should ask about race.

Sesame Street" is set to launch its 56th season on Nov. 10, debuting on Netflix while continuing to air on PBS Kids.

Sesame Street” launches its 56th season on Nov. 10 with NASCAR champion Bubba Wallace as a guest, a slightly tweaked format ...

Racial categories, which have been on every U.S. census, have changed from decade to decade, reflecting the politics and science of the times.

Nations are, as the Anglo-Irish historian Benedict Anderson put it, “imagined communities”; they only exist because we collectively believe they do. Every nation is defined and shaped by the stories ...

The documentary filmmaker, long a chronicler of the American experience, talks about his latest film for PBS, "The American ...

Code Switch explores the racial history of two seemingly opposing movements that inform today's declining birthrates.

According to a poll released on Monday by Bowling Green State University, Ohio’s 2026 gubernatorial election appears to be competitive for Democrats who have slipped in support in the state over the ...

Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A 23-year-old Tyler man has made television history as the first non-speaking actor to voice a character in a syndicated cartoon, bringing authentic representation to PBS Kids’ ...