A barn near West Branch would eventually become part of the national historic site honoring Herbert Hoover, the only U.S.

Humanitarian aid has taken a severe blow as the Trump administration has frozen foreign aid and is attempting to close down ...

In 1909, wealthy widow Susie W. Allgood marketed a plush marsupial inspired by President William Howard Taft. But children ...

It was Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross, who said, "You must never think of anything except the need, and ...

"The Star-Spangled Banner" became our National Anthem on March 3, 1931. Here's a closer look at Francis Scott Key's masterpiece.

The EU acts like it is entitled to unencumbered American protection — I guess that’s what happens when the continent that invented the welfare state gets cut off from American welfare.

David Remnick on the temper of Trump’s Presidency—the threats and firings, the multiple DOGE fiascoes, the proposal to ...

"As we mark International Women’s Day each of us can carry on Clara Barton’s humanitarian spirit. We each can be an advocate ...

Herbert Hoover and the U.S. government used its food ... However, I would suggest a starving child is probably grateful to be fed even if a farmer in Iowa gets a check out of it.

Many a starving child in both wars was saved by the Red Cross. Herbert Hoover, who led relief efforts in both wars, wrote of the Red Cross: "Its roots lie deep in American soil. From the day of ...