The churches’ struggles to respond to the plague and constant warfare in the 14th and 15th centuries helped shape the kinds of Christianity in the world today.
As interest rates inch up, adjustable-rate mortgages often become more attractive for some homebuyers.
In Rio de Janeiro, two rescue dogs have turned local mascots and budding online influencers after joining their rescuers' ranks, wooing their growing audience, one bark at a time.
A new car would be nice, but is that the smartest decision in today’s inflated market? Here are pros and cons for fixing your car or trading it in.
Liz Sheridan, a veteran actress who played Jerry Seinfeld's mom on "Seinfeld," died Friday. She had just turned 93 earlier this week.
An inmate set to be the first man executed in South Carolina in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than the electric chair.
This weekend sees the return of Coachella after a three-year pandemic-induced hiatus. And, as ever, there will be as much written about the festival's fashion as its performances.
As pandemic restrictions ebb, animal shelters have been inundated with requests from owners to unload dogs they no longer want or feel able to keep.
One woman in central Texas describes how she survived in her bedroom closet as a tornado hit her home in Bell County.
The light from this space laser traveled a whopping 36 thousand billion billion miles to reach our planet.
An Arizona woman who lost a leg to a rare cancer is closing in on what would be a new world record — at least 102 marathons in 102 days.
Saturday is the start of National Park Week 2022. And in celebration, the National Park Service is offering free entry to all 423 of its sites on April 16.
There are politicians and commentators claim that immigrants, and unauthorized immigrants in particular, commit a lot of crime. Are these claims true? The topic is discussed in this week's episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast.
The White House is hoping to stir up some "egg-citement" when the Easter Egg Roll returns on Monday after a two-year, coronavirus-induced hiatus.
Recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey for those 21 and older will begin April 21, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday. Read that and more of today's trending news here:
Companies are asking more employees to work face to face. But many won't return to a Monday-to-Friday schedule, instead becoming hybrid workers.
Jobless claims rose by 18,000 to 185,000, the Labor Department said Thursday, after nearly touching the lowest level since 1968 in the previous week. Here's that and more COVID-19 news.
April's full moon will illuminate the sky this entire weekend, and while it's called the pink moon, it's not actually that color.
Originally a spring harvest festival, Baisakhi acquired religious significance after the 10th Sikh guru created the Khalsa, a distinctive Sikh identity, in 1699.. In 2022, Baisakhi falls on April 14.
Celebrate Earth Day by testing your green knowledge with this 8-question quiz.
