On its 100th anniversary, mystery still lingers over one of history's most spectacular scientific hoaxes.
A controversial bill now before Congress would establish a national historical park at sites involved in the Manhattan Project.
The elite U.S. special operations unit that killed Osama bin Laden lost one of its members last weekend during a rescue operation in Afghanistan.
The announcement that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting a baby has put pressure on the British government to change centuries-old rules of royal succession.
After Hurricane Sandy battered the historic boardwalk in Coney Island, Brooklyn, one of its most iconic businesses was forced to close for the first time in its 96-year-history.
On September 22 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Explore five facts about the 16th U.S. president and his policies on slavery.
They may have tons of fans and participants around the world, but these sports still aren’t part of the ultimate international competition.
Mexican and British researchers have uncovered a possible reason for the mysterious collapse of one of the Western Hemisphere's most advanced civilizations.
