Check this out: These are very likely the words of Abraham Lincoln. What it says is actually kind of boring -- just the name of a lawyer and friend. But where it is is what makes this fascinating. It ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — For years, librarians at a small central Illinois library gossiped that a tattered book lying on one of its shelves justifying racism may have been in the hands of none other ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Historical experts say they’ve found Abraham Lincoln’s handwriting inside a tattered book justifying racism that he may have read to better understand his opponents’ thinking ...