A total of five entries from Michigan’s District 6 finished in the top 10 at the National History Day contest this summer. The 2021 contest was held virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin successfully blasted William Shatner — the Canadian actor who famously played Captain Kirk in the original “Star Trek” TV series — to the edge of space Wednesday morning. The ...

(L to R) Laura Shepard Churchley, Michael Strahan, Dylan Taylor, Cameron Bess, Lane Bess and Evan Dick stand on the landing pad after they flew into space on Dec. 11, 2021 near Van Horn, Texas. Getty ...

It’s hardly an exaggeration to say that Blue Origin had a banner year in 2021 — the company flew people to space for the first time using its reusable New Shepard launch vehicle. The company has now ...

William Shatner, the 90-year-old veteran of countless imaginary space voyages playing Star Trek's Captain Kirk, blasted off for real Wednesday, becoming the oldest person to reach the final frontier ...

Blue Origin’s New Shepard lifts off from the launch pad carrying 90-year-old Star Trek actor William Shatner and three other civilians on October 13, 2021 near Van Horn, Texas. Mario Tama/Getty Images ...

Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight venture Blue Origin announced plans to build its own free-flying space station today. Called Orbital Reef, the future space station will begin operating in the second half of ...

After 2020 brought the most devastating global pandemic in a century and a national reckoning with systemic racism, 2021 ushered in a number of welcome developments, including Covid vaccines, the ...

The holiday, observed on June 19, is also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, and has been celebrated by communities across the country for more than a century. But Juneteenth didn't become ...

After the tumult and triumphs of 2020, here are the achievements that shaped the first year following the country’s racial reckoning. Erin Schaff/The New York Times (Kamala Harris); Scott McIntyre for ...