In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world leader we know as Pope Francis — is a story finally told in his own words. But ...

On the afternoon of July 14, 1789, a rebelling rabble laid siege to France's most hated fortress: the Bastille. Freeing the few remaining political prisoners, the mob began, stone-by-stone, ...

Maligned by some, the state flag design that’s been used for more than 50 years has its fans. But its future is uncertain, as ...

The 2025 US stamps offer up a lot of familiar faces, among them Betty White. We’ll always miss her.

Kenya is witnessing a generational shift that has reshaped how power and accountability are perceived. At the forefront of ...

Vive notre ami l’ennemi”, wrote a patriotic French songwriter sarcastically in the 1820s, after peace had returned and ...

For Constant, art-making is a statement of resistance within the context of Haiti's extreme political and economic ...

The Roaring Twenties refers to the 1920s, a decade of cultural and social vitality, particularly in France. The term reflects ...

Supporters of Elon Musk claimed his "Nazi salute" was actually a "Roman salute," but historians said there was never such a thing.

Happy birthday, Michigan! The Mitten State was granted statehood on Jan. 26, 1837 — 188 years ago today. But many chapters of ...

The simplification process must start with “a massive regulatory pause,” the government said in a 22-page document seen by Bloomberg. In addition, recent legislation must be reexamined and ...

But the image of the man responsible for the 1982 destruction of Hama was covered over by a freshly painted Syrian revolutionary flag, with one word, in English, in giant green letters ...