The Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, has opened a new yearlong “synodal” consultation process on sacred music after a now-rescinded decree from the bishop last fall banning certain hymns ...

A groundbreaking pilot excavation in the Iraqi desert uncovered over 850 Stone Age artifacts up to 1.5 million years old, shedding new light on human evolution in the Arabian Peninsula. An ...

The Athens Museum in Ohio recently returned six items, including two eagle feather headdresses to the Menominee Indian Tribe in Wisconsin. The Athens County Historical Society & Museum in Athens, Ohio ...

The New York Mets were the big winners on Wednesday night as Pete Alonso finally caved and signed a contract to return to Queens. The first baseman and his agent, Scott Boras, are neck-and-neck ...

Domestic producers often raise prices when taxes are raised on items brought in from other countries, the economists said. Computers, gas, fruits and vegetables and toys are some of the categories ...

“Don’t throw stones so close to us. You’ll hit someone. It’s just a matter of time.” “I will not,” I replied, “My arm’s a rifle.” The next rock I picked from the clear waters ...

To the Sacred Heart of our Lord, Jesus Christ, I give myself and I consecrate my person and my life, my actions, pains, and sufferings so that I may be unwill­ing to make use of any part of my ...

The sheer scale of Earth's plastic problem has been laid bare in a new study. Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica ...

In this documentary, the artist depicts what a more just and beautiful world might look like. By Alissa Wilkinson Ke Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose play reunited former associates from a criminal ...

Then, preserve them, too. Voila! You’ve become a collector. In its extreme, this pastime leads to countless loved objects to enjoy — enough to fill a museum. Here are a few notable local examples.

By 2015 most of that shiny surface was reduced to a hauntingly barren expanse, birthing the world's newest desert and impacting 3 million people that live in the surrounding region. The Aral Sea once ...