Crediting civil rights-era protest songs and their spiritual predecessors for his election, President Barack Obama on Tuesday sat in the East Room of his White House and listened to an all-star lineup of performers pay tribute to the music that he said fueled freedom ...

Facing another wintry wallop, the White House decided to move a concert celebrating civil rights music from Wednesday to Tuesday to beat what could be a second crippling storm in a week. The White House announced that Wednesday's concert would be performed on Tuesday because ...

Officials say they're canceling Mount Rushmore's nationally televised July Fourth fireworks show because of wildfire worries. Park Superintendent John Scott said Wednesday that officials fear the display that draws thousands of onlookers and has been broadcast all over the county could spark a fire this ...