Emmett Till monument at risk under Trump plan to roll back national monument protections 02:56. Tallahatchie County, Mississippi — There are 138 National Monuments across the U.S., but for the ...

The Women’s Suffrage National Monument, which will be the Mall’s first dedicated to women’s history, overcame congressional and other roadblocks. By Jennifer Schuessler The end of a ...

All of them are referred to as national parks, but only 63 of those have national park in their name, like Great Smoky Mountains and Yellowstone. Those 63 are protected in perpetuity by Congress.

It's not just national monuments that are at risk. Under newly proposed budget cuts for the National Park Service of nearly $1 billion, Spears says more than 300 park sites would be forced to shut ...