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In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America.

Susan Monarez is the first director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to require Senate confirmation. She's also the first director without a medical degree in more than 70 years.

Labor leader Jimmy Hoffa vanished 50 years ago. What happened remains a mystery as Hoffa's legend has grown. There have been books and hit movies but still no answers.

Nathan Keays argues the undisclosed relationship — involving a prosecutor linked to the scandal that ousted U.S. District Court Judge Joshua Kindred — denied him a fair trial.

Barbecue is as American as apple pie — but the origins of the word "barbecue" is in the Caribbean.