America’s independence wasn’t declared in a day — it was forged through years of unrest, resistance, and revolution. This powerful chronicle traces th ...

The world premiere of Atra Asdou's “Iraq, But Funny” at Lookingglass Theatre Company lives up to its title — and then some.

1783: Spain regains control of Florida after the British surrender at Yorktown, which effectively grants the United States of ...

Explore major battles, declarations, and treaties from 1765–1783. Learn how colonists defeated the British Empire.

Leena Nair, CEO of Chanel, poses with her medal after being appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire during an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, on June 11, 2025.

A British Red Cross volunteer from Epsom who has spent 40 years with the organisation has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the King’s Birthday Honours. Jon Richards, 61, followed in his ...

In the early weeks of World War I, the German cruiser SMS Emden, under Korvettenkapitän Karl von Müller, had already devastated Allied trade routes by sinking 60% of commerce in the region ...

Long before India gained independence, one defiant voice inside the British Empire dared to call out a colonial massacre - and paid a price for it. Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, a lawyer, was one of ...

The British F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter jet, which made an unscheduled landing in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Saturday night, remains grounded for the fourth ...

A six-month timeline of President Trump's assault on the arts, plus L.A. arts and culture news and things to do.

Nobody really refers to it as an "empire" anymore, but in addition to Britain and Northern Ireland, the U.K. still controls territories including "Gibraltar, Bermuda, numerous Caribbean islands ...

Jeffrey Sachs comments on how closely 21st-century U.S. policy towards the Russian Federation mirrors how the 19th-century British Empire approached the Russian Empire. "We make up stories about ...