Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s fascination with genealogy began at age 9 after his grandfather's funeral. His PBS show "Finding Your Roots" combines traditional genealogy with modern DNA technology. He hopes ...

Ahead of the annual Root 100 awards, we’re taking a look at the life of The Root’s founder, Henry Louis Gates Jr. Gates was born Sept. 16, 1950 in Keyser, W.Va. He grew up in the small neighboring ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new chapter is unfolding on the city's near West Side and it's helping build a better Chicago. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at Westhaven Park Station on Wednesday. The ...

The action in the Beyond the Gates spoilers preview video for the week of November 10 opens at Bill’s (Timon Kyle Durrett) law office, where the man himself is shaking hands with Izaiah (David Lami ...

Henry Repeating Arms’ Special Products Division (SPD) and Field Ethos on Wednesday unveiled the SPD CRUSR Rifle, an ultralight .45-70 Gov’t lever-action built for expeditionary use and extreme ...

In 1955, Smith & Wesson and Remington teamed up to introduce the 44 Remington Magnum, and gun writer Elmer Keith was a great inspiration in the cartridge’s development. The 44 Magnum’s starring role ...

In honor of opening night on October 16, Lincoln Center Theater's revival of Ragtime released production photos of leads Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Tony winner Brandon Uranowitz, along with ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — One of the 25 entry gates at Neyland Stadium has a new name in honor of a longtime Tennessee employee with a half-century of service to the football program under his belt.

Fans of PBS’ “Finding Your Roots” will recognize the setup: a massive family tree spread out on a table, with Henry Louis Gates Jr. ready to explore the branches of someone’s lineage they never knew ...

PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KOLR) – A tractor-trailer carrying 40,000 pounds of ribeye steaks went up in flames on a Missouri highway. Officials with the Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District in Phelps ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The mother of a woman killed in a car crash last November is suing the city of Chicago and unnamed police officers. According to the lawsuit, police were pursuing a car they thought ...

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. joins Morning Joe to discuss Season 11 of 'Finding Your Roots'. Season 11 features appearances by Lawrence Fishburne, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kristen Bell, Michael Imperioli, and ...