The lease that enables California’s Great America amusement park to operate in Santa Clara might be terminated in about three ...

An island known as "the end of the world" is South America's largest. It's home to a rich history, a lively city and an ...

Once found in the jungles of Africa, researchers in South America have now discovered links tying these extinct primates to the continent—painting an incredible story of survival against the odds.

The transatlantic slave trade was one of the most devastating and inhumane processes in human history. It is the subject of ...

Somewhere Toward Freedom” tells the story of Sherman’s March to the Sea from the perspective of the formerly enslaved.

The news broke shortly before he was sworn in Monday morning, and Trump confirmed it during his inaugural address. The order ...

Brazil’s illegal gold miners carve out new Amazon hotspots in conservation units ...

While maps might have indicated that New Spain included much of what is now Texas, the Spanish, in fact, rarely controlled ...

As white Americans moved further westward into the Nebraska territory after the Civil War, they kept fashioning a new ...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who is term-limited in her second term as governor, is nominated as the next potential ...