In March of 1857, the United States Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, declared that all blacks -- slaves as well as free -- were not and could never become citizens of the United ...

This Supreme Court decision attempted to settle the legal status of slaves in free territories to avert a civil war, but it provoked one instead. Dred Scott, who was born a slave in Missouri ...

“The bowels of the banks, with us the great money-lenders, close with the snap and tenacity of steel-traps; and then a general panic, or want of commercial confidence, brings on a paralysis of ...

After the Battle of Plassey in 1757, the British were ceded control of the province of Bengal. By 1857, the time of the First War of Indian Independence (or, as it was known to the British at the time ...

The Federal Trade Commission and Congress are ramping up efforts to rein in what they view as drug patent evergreening, a term referring to the continuing extension of patent rights on a specific ...

British colonialism in India From 1857, India was directly ruled by Britain, and known as the British Raj. The British Raj had a big impact on the lives of people in both India and Britain.

Low-risk, inflation-linked I bonds may be worth considering. Interest earned in the previous six months is added to the bond’s principal. The Treasury sets new I bond interest rates in May and ...

SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday aimed at reining in soaring gas prices that have come to symbolize California’s multi-faceted struggle with affordability.

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The Elder Scrolls 6's release date has still not been revealed. In fact, we've not heard much of anything since it was revealed over six years ago. Aside from a teaser trailer, and some leaks here ...

The environment ministry plans to more closely regulate a growing market for fuels made from landfill waste. Supreme Court Hands Crucial Victory To Biden-Harris Admin No more EV charging stations ...