Word of the disease in New York City came “from every quarter.” The place was “besieged.” Thousands fled to the countryside—so many that transportation became impossible to find.

Hotel magnate Conrad Hilton fulfilled his dream to purchase the Waldorf-Astoria in 1949. He called the luxury hotel on Park ...

Because the Smithsonian can receive private funding, it is not entirely in trouble-but the long-term effects remain unclear.

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" targets the Smithsonian Institution — which has, he contends, “come under the influence ...

In a letter to Vice President JD Vance, four U.S. representatives on a committee that oversees the cultural institution urged ...

The president put Vance in charge of ensuring the cultural institutions don’t waste money on programs that ‘degrade shared American values.’ ...

But he has, at times, been very candid with his intentions. From the get-go, Bunch made sure that the Smithsonian was closely ...

It stands on the National Mall.Credit...Eric Lee/The New York Times Mr. Bunch’s ascendancy to the top job at the Smithsonian is widely attributed to the diplomatic, fund-raising, managerial and ...

Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is confronting the most pointed political challenge ...

An executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution is prompting questions over the organization’s past and who runs and funds it.

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” targets the Smithsonian Institution — which has, he contends ...