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The Washington Capitals star made history with a power play goal from the left faceoff circle — as Gretzky, who last set the record more than 25 years ago, looked on.

A small Black history museum in the city where Trayvon Martin was killed saved the tributes people brought to the roadside memorial that sprung up after his death.

One hundred years ago Friday, thousands of white residents in Atlanta took to the city's streets, targeting blacks. Dozens of African Americans died in an ensuing race riot that lasted four days. Few in America know about the riot, but a coalition in Atlanta wants to mark the event as a key part of the city's history.

The Old North Church, a famed stop on Boston's Freedom Trail and a symbol of American liberty, reckons with its ugly history of trafficking enslaved people, including children.

The history of Credit Suisse was enmeshed with Swiss history, and the bank long considered a national treasure with a great reputation. Last week, it was bought by rival UBS.

Mexican soldiers and marines have seized over a ton of fentanyl pills in two raids in the north, with officials calling it the biggest catch of the synthetic opioid in the country's history.

A commercial flight hit a military helicopter at Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport Wednesday night. The airport has a history of crashes and near-misses going back decades.

Drag Queens speak on the complexity of their art.

Renee Montagne talks to Fawaz Gerges of the London School of Economics and author of ISIS: A History — about the recent attacks in Istanbul, Dhaka and Baghdad that appear to be ISIS related.

In Fort Worth, Texas, Monday night, Bobby Bragan made history as the oldest man to have managed a professional baseball game. He was ejected in the early innings for arguing balls and strikes with the plate umpire.