Documentarian Ken Burns said in an appearance on "Meet the Press" that the American story is all about overcoming divisions.

Ken Burns keeps a neon sign in his editing room reading, “It’s complicated.” That was certainly true of his illuminating and ...

Meet the Press' marks the nation's 250th birthday with a focus on the future—and how Americans have endured tough times and ...

Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns joins TODAY to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States and looks back on the ...

Divided into six episodes, the Ken Burns documentary presents the stark reality of the United States, far from the often ...

For some, Ken Burns’ films don’t just retell history. They are history. Beginning with his 1981 directorial debut, “Brooklyn ...

It’s total coincidence that “The American Revolution" was released by PBS less than a year ahead of the U.S.’s 250th anniversary.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JOHN DICKERSON: So Ken, let's imagine it's July 3, 1776, what is happening in America? KEN BURNS: Well, this house is empty.

A free pre-screening of the upcoming PBS documentary series "Crime and Punishment in America" will be held at 6 p.m.

After the Senate passed Donald Trump‘s federal federal funding cuts to public media, documentarian Ken Burns worries for the future of documentary filmmaking. The two-time Oscar-nominee and five-time ...

The New England Council announced documentarian Ken Burns and retiring Senator Jeanne Shaheen will each be honored this fall ...

Ever since he got a movie camera for his 17th birthday, Ken Burns has been making documentaries. Over the years, he's created 36 documentary series for PBS, all of them about American history, from ...