News 2 caught up with the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure Sunday to check in on hazardous roads. First responders had to rescue three people Sunday after a van ...

The city of Franklin is home to plethora of art, from the Turner Theatre and various museums to statues located in its Main Street district. Until recently, however, the city did not have a statue of ...

The Benjamin Franklin statue at the corner of Branigin Boulevard and Monroe Street in Franklin welcomes people to Franklin College’s campus. Franklin will be the focus of a special celebration at the ...

PBS will premiere separate programs on science and foreign affairs next weekend after shutting the doors on its Saturday and Sunday breaking newscasts because of the federal government’s cut of $1.1 ...

PBS News Weekend signed off for the last time on Sunday, the latest casualty of federal budget cuts that are reshaping the public media landscape—and resulting in PBS on the weekends moving to more ...

"Ben’s Birthday Bash" takes place Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Franklin Institute, celebrating the 320th birthday of Benjamin Franklin with a mix of hands-on science, live demonstrations and interactive ...

“PBS News Weekend” will sign off for good on Sunday after federal budget cuts forced the broadcaster to “rework” its staffing and programming. “PBS News Hour” anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Yang (Photo credit: PBS News/YouTube) “PBS News Weekend” will sign off for good on Sunday after federal budget cuts forced ...

From the Smithsonian magazine archives, some of our favorite reader questions about our nation's founding upon its 250th birthday. Q: Did Benjamin Franklin really fly a kite in a thunderstorm? Thanks ...

The 1st New Jersey Regiment, made up of local tradesmen and farmers, placed Franklin under house arrest after he refused to yield authority. Franklin later led Loyalist operations from Manhattan, ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a key source of funding for public media including PBS and NPR, has shut down following federal budget cuts enacted under the Trump ...

Over the course of his career, Mark Gatiss has been known to wear various hats. For his role in the new PBS drama, “Bookish,” Gatiss donned the hats of creator, writer and lead actor. Gatiss says the ...