As America enters the 250th year since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, director Ken Burns tells John ...

Documentary historian Ken Burns contended that major events and legislative efforts throughout U.S. history have always experienced a level a pushback.

America’s foremost history documentarian is back at a pivotal moment. But is he avoiding the hard truths about the country’s origins?

News anchor John Dickerson spoke with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns about his latest film, "The American Revolution," which ...

"There is nothing more beautiful, moving and hopeful," documentary filmmaker Ken Burns said Friday as he welcomed America's ...

The other wars that we’ve done, Vietnam and the Second World War and the Civil War, benefited from huge archives of photographs and, later in the 20th century, newsreels.

Since Iran emerged as a central issue in Washington, there has been copious chatter about a “civil war” within the MAGA movement over potential U.S. involvement in Iran.

Officials in Myanmar have destroyed nearly $300 million worth of illegal drugs with massive drug-burning ceremonies taking ...

As the U.S. celebrates 249 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, CBS Evening News co-anchor John Dickerson spoke with documentarian Ken Burns about his new film on the American ...

American history is more polarizing than ever. But the country’s leading storyteller wants to prove there’s still an appetite ...

The documentarian spent a day in Dallas with his producer and history experts taking a deep dive into what Burns calls “America’s best idea.” ...

Russia's military casualties top 1 million in 3-year-old war, Ukraine says. At least 240 people, including those on the ground, killed in the Air India crash, official says.