On August 30, 1794, what is regarded as the first commercial store was opened in Moravian Bethlehem. Its founders were ...

Jazz music is an inherently elusive genre. While its roots stem from influences like European harmonics, African rhythms, ...

The major survey repositions the French artist as more than a Neoclassicist, emphasising instead his realism and idealism ...

The Louvre celebrates the French master—who painted for Louis XVI before morphing into an ardent revolutionary and then a portraitist of Napoleon—with an exhibition marking the bicentennial of his ...

Common Sense,” the pamphlet that helped spark the American Revolution, turns 250 this month. But despite its author’s ...

As we begin the 250th year of our nation, it might be helpful to remember founding Father George Mason.  He helped write the ...

On Jan. 17, 2006, California carried out what would turn out to be the last execution in the Golden State in the next two ...

Iran had planned to put a 26-year-old protester to death amid the wave of unrest in the country, but apparently stood down ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued his first death warrant for 2026 for Ronald Heath, convicted in 1990 for murdering a man in ...

Texas has scheduled four executions in 2026 for inmates on death row. HUNTSVILLE, Texas - Four convicted criminals in the ...

The U.S. carried out 47 executions in 2025—the highest total in years—despite falling public support, fewer death sentences, ...

Simpson’s case will be considered a final time by the state’s Pardon and Parole Board this month. The board has the power to ...