WASHINGTON – The U.S. military has built up an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off the coast of ...

In the latest Texas history column, Ken Bridges looks back on the interesting life of Samuel B. Maxey, who made his own ...

In an exclusive excerpt from his new book We Survived the Night, Julian Brave Noisecat takes us inside the negotiations that ...

“The first steps to peace are always the hardest,” President Donald Trump said as he stood with foreign leaders in Egypt on ...

New Orleans has a restaurant scene like no other, and local food writer Ian McNulty has been covering it for over 20 years.

Captain scores 142 as Australia complete a record run chase of 331 and hand India their second loss of the tournament.

The Heart of Dixie Although Alabama doesn’t have an official nickname, the nickname that’s most commonly used is “Heart of Dixie,” according to the Alabama state archives. Others include the Cotton ...

By Gene Printz Throughout European history, England, France and Spain were warring rivals, and often struggled over ...

By Ken Bridges / Special to the Herald Democrat The Civil War era produced many interesting figures in Texas History. Among them was Samuel B. Maxey, a lawyer, Confederate general, and U. S. Senator.

Few things are more comforting in South Texas than a warm and fresh flour tortilla. Beyond its delicious simplicity lies a ...

The two leading Senate Democratic candidates have campaigned along the border early in the cycle, a sign of the region’s ...

The 5th Circuit last year overturned its previous ruling that allowed racial groups to band together to challenge voting maps, laying the groundwork for Texas’ mid-decade redistricting.