Bitter gusts are sweeping the frozen Potomac River, driving the wind chill into the teens. On the western front of the United ...

Pope Francis will be laid to rest April 26 at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major, in keeping with his final wishes. The decision breaks a 300-year tradition of papal burials at St. Peter’s Basilica in ...

All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

If I told you that I visited Notre-Dame de Paris in March of this year and that, while there, I had begun to get this strange ...

As he is settling into his new position, U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo joined the Weekly for an interview about his legislative ...

Construction on the Duomo of Milan, the city’s cathedral, began in the 14th century ... was notable progress in the early 1800s, when Napoleon, who was crowned king of Italy at the Duomo ...

Gunpowder has been around since at least the ninth century C.E. It reached the Middle East by the 13th century and made its way to warfare around the 14th century ... to both Napoleon and ...

The French government is preparing to present Alan Kinder, a 100-year-old World War II veteran, with the Legion of Honor, the European country’s highest decoration.

Through March 29, 2026: "Ms. Destiny" — Center for Colorado Women's History, 1310 Bannock St., Denver, go online for prices: ...

When Lonely Planet positioned Lithuania in the number-two spot of its Best in Travel in 2025, before Fiji, Laos and Kazakhstan, it roused surprise, curiosity and thrill. Bordered by Latvia, Poland, ...