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The American chestnut tree used to make up a quarter of the forests in the eastern U.S., but disease decimated these trees in the last century. Now there's an effort to restore the American chestnut.

In The Battle of Versailles, fashion critic Robin Givhan tells the story of the groundbreaking runway show that pitched French couture designers against American up-and-comers.

Retail sales were flat in April from a month earlier as Americans spent less on things such as clothes or sporting goods but increased their spending at bars and restaurants.

A Kansas City area school district, named after a Native American tribe itself, is retiring some Native American mascots, deeming them derogatory or offensive.

A philosophical heist comedy, The Fall of the American Empire is the latest intellectual critique from Canadian auteur Denys Arcand.

Curators Andrea Guinta and Cecilia Fajardo-Hill talk about their new exhibit, which took seven years to create.

After meeting with American sisters, the Vatican did not back down from its admonitions saying the sisters must promote the church teachings.

Some have taken out loans for their children but others are paying loans they got while they were in college.

Jupiter Hammon lived and died in slavery, but he managed to become the first published African-American poet. Now a newly found Hammon poem shows how complex his thoughts on religion and slavery really were.

The decision takes the team one step closer to losing its trademark protection over the name, which the judge agreed "may disparage" Native Americans.