Lincoln News

Every year, the holiday season is marked by gooey, theatrical mind-candy confections.

A new book by historian James Oakes comes just in time. Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 brings us an important new interpretation for the crucial events of our American Civil War.

On the eastern shore of Geneva Lake, not far from Big Foot Beach State Park, is a simple yet significant home, built by a simple yet significant man.

President Barrack Obama speaks to mourners attending the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium in Soweto near Johannesburg, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013.

Robert Merry begins his interesting National Interest commentary on Obama's shrinking credibility with a famous quote frequently attributed to Lincoln: Of all of Abraham Lincoln's profound observations about politics and life, one in particular, uttered on September 2, 1858, in Clinton, Illinois, captures the essence of representative democracy: ... (more)

Jesus Christ tops the list of the top 10 most significant figures in human history, as based on opinions circulated over Wikipedia over a span of months and as figured by a couple of computer scientists.

"Like Gandhi, he would lead a resistance movement, a movement that at its start had little prospect for success," Obama said.

F riday afternoon, JoAnne Marlin, Mary Ellen Martin and Wanda Lee Rohlfs were busy numbering their new arrival of Christmas ornaments and adding the certificates of authenticity to each one.

"If you look at the people of Shelbyville, they're all helpful and they want to pitch in," says Mayor Jeff Johnson as he explains what makes his town tick.

An exchange of well-wishes between a first-year president and the world's oldest republic is the latest find of the Springfield-based Papers of Abraham Lincoln, a foundational research arm of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

When you watch, or rewatch, the smash hit "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," keep an eye out for the dancer shoved aside by the garish Effie Trinket .

Does the sci-fi spectacular "Gravity'' have sufficient gravitas to win this year's Best Picture Oscar? Not so long ago, I would have said "no way'' and told you to put your money on the heavyweight biopic "12 Years a Slave'' instead.

Every year, 30 million people visit the Smithsonian, but few get an insider's look at the world's largest museum and research complex.

A painting showing former South African President Nelson Mandela, center, surround by Martin Luther King, left, Mohandas Gandhi, 2nd left, John F. Kennedy, 3rd left, Abraham Lincoln, 3rd from right, Winston Churchill, 2nd right, and Barack Obama, right, is fixed on top the flowers outside Mandela's house in Johannesburg, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013.

Last week, five days after Black Friday's Walmart strike and the day before a nationwide fast food workers strike , President Obama delivered a speech at the Center for American Progress about economic disparity and low wages.

Unbowed by Politico labeling her with this epithet a couple of weeks ago, Michelle Obama continues to do what her critics regard as frightening behaviors.

Tammy Altepeter of St. Louis held the hand of her 10-year-old son as they toured the Bryant Cottage State Historic Site recently.

Author Andrew Polsky talked about the wartime decisions of several U.S. Presidents, from Abraham Lincoln to Barack Obama.All U.S. presidents, regardless of their background, serve as commanders-in-chief of the ..

It is most certainly the most stressful job in the free world, but never has an American president been as self absorbed and narcissistic as President Barack Obama.

We are hearing a multitude of broadcasts, blogs, and stories about Mandela. Hosts fill their alloted time with stories of Mandela, and cannot help but slip into comparisons with modern politicians.