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It's Black History Month and the Up First newsletter wants to highlight local history makers. Do you know anyone who has made a difference and should be celebrated this month? If so, we want to hear.

Today, most people know the word as a synonym for "destroy." But fewer realize its origins — or that it's come to mean something strikingly different than it once did.

The first annual Shore Craft Beer Festival was held in Ocean City where hundreds strolled along to taste around a dozen local micro brews. With the rise…

Most people on Delmarva have heard of Georgetown, Delaware. However, there was another Georgetown.It was an African American community tucked away just…

Gary Coleman, the child star of the 1970's sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes," died Friday after suffering an intercranial hemorrhage. He was 42.

Professor Nancy Foner on the myths regarding early 20th century immigration to the U.S. and the claims of Vice President Vance on their assimilation.

All Things Considered co-host Mary Louise Kelly talks with South Carolina Gamecocks' coach Dawn Staley about the state of women's basketball and her growing legacy as the new "standard" for coaching.

True Crime Stories on the Eastern Shore

The ouija board may now be the stuff of slumber parties and freaking yourself out with your friends, but has its roots in the much heavier spiritualist movement of the 1800s.

Known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and a love for puns, Gene Shalit joined Today in 1970 and became arts editor in 1973. He was a middle-of-the-road critic, known for his wit and intelligence.