Just over 500 years ago, on 3 August 1492, Christopher Columbus, the admiral from Genoa underwritten by Ferdinand II and Isabella I of Spain, set off on the first of 4 trips across the Atlantic. He ...

CARACAS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A Venezuelan human rights activist and a political consultant were shot and injured in Colombia's capital on Monday in a hitman-style attack, Colombian officials said.

Galveston's haunted history will once again be on display as the Galveston Ghost Coast Festival returns, celebrating the island's paranormal past. The event will primarily take place at the historic ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Monday the government shutdown is on its way to being one of the longest in history unless Democrats accept the House-passed, GOP-crafted stopgap bill to reopen the ...

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., delivered a stark warning during a Monday press conference on Day 13 of the government shutdown. "We're barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history ...

New research along Turkey’s Ayvalık coast reveals a once-submerged land bridge that may have helped early humans cross from Anatolia into Europe. Archaeologists uncovered 138 Paleolithic tools across ...

Glaciers in California’s mountains are disappearing fast and will likely be gone by the end of the century. Geologists found that these glaciers have been in place since before humans came to the ...

Meanwhile, the absence of abfraction lesions in primates suggests that some of our most common dental problems are uniquely human. It's a reminder that even in something as everyday as toothache, our ...

As one of the pioneering psychedelic rock bands of the '60s and '70s, Jefferson Airplane won legions of devoted fans with songs like "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love." But by the time the '80s ...

"He actually thought he was going insane and didn't believe what he was seeing. Later, his wife came in and saw the same thing, so he knew it was real." —u/Subject_Repair5080 2. "A small bakery ...

California may be known as the Golden State, with its shimmering beaches and warm Mediterranean climate. But clinging to the rooftop of the High Sierra are the last remnants of glaciers that have ...