In March 2024, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation approved what they’re calling a groundbreaking policy.

Outgoing U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland never thought working in her grandfather's field — helping to irrigate the land and pluck worms off ears of corn — would inform a career in public service.

Historical fiction should not be a tool to justify modern biases or to create villains or heroes; it should challenge us to ...

Darrell Crawford has the oldest DNA found in North America — a genetic line that was traced back a whopping 55 generations.

As National Park Service Director Chuck Sams prepared to leave office, he spoke with USA TODAY about everything from ...

San Xavier del Bac Mission, affectionately known as the “White Dove of the Desert,” is a stunning example of Spanish colonial ...

One of the legacies President Biden leaves behind when he exits the White House is his record on conserving and protecting the country’s public lands and water. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland played a ...

Beneath the surface of infrastructure projects and flood control measures, a quiet but vital mission is underway. Federal archaeologists are ...

President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team named outgoing North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the agency that ...