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

The documentarian will hold a live talk at Seattle's McCaw Hall on July 14, during which a sneak preview of the documentary ...

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

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

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

Documentary historian Ken Burns pushed back against the idea that political division is increasing in the nation, suggesting “big differences” have occurred throughout the history of the United States ...

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

The following is the transcript of an interview with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John ...

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.” ...

As America enters the 250th year since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, director Ken Burns tells John Dickerson that the American Revolution was a "civil war" that became a "big ...

With Ken Burns and Sarah Burns, he wrote, directed and produced The Central Park Five, a two-hour film about the five teenagers who were wrongly convicted in the Central Park Jogger case of 1989 ...