On This Day, April 29: Ashmun Institute -- now Lincoln University -- founded
On April 29, 1854, Ashmun Institute in Pennsylvania, the first college founded solely for Black American students, was officially chartered.
On April 29, 1854, Ashmun Institute in Pennsylvania, the first college founded solely for Black American students, was officially chartered.
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld turns 70 and musician Master P turns 54, among the famous birthdays for April 29.
President Joe Biden is celebrating the United Auto Workers and Daimler Truck for reaching a tentative agreement to avoid a strike of some 7,300 workers
A pro-Palestinian encampment erected on the campus of Tufts University "must end," the school said, calling on protesters to remove it "peacefully and voluntarily."
U.S. billionaire Elon Musk met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday, with the founder of SpaceX and Tesla aiming to bring Tesla's self-diving technology to cars in the world's largest automaker.
Atop a million pounds of liquid propellant, SpaceX launched its next in a series of Falcon 9 rockets riding a column orange fire and exhaust from Florida on Sunday, rumbling out over the Gulf Coast.
Pop music star Taylor Swift took to social media Sunday to thank her fans for their support of her latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," which was released on April 19.
U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed his "ironclad support" for Israel's security in a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday, according to a statement from the White House.
Zendaya's "Challengers" is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $15 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.
A 16-year-old male is in custody after shooting 10 people during an altercation at a venue near Sanford, Fla., early Sunday, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said.