Europe is marking one of its most joyous days in history. V-E Day is also haunted by the specter of current-day conflict.

Pope Leo XIV made history as the first American pontiff, leaving some experts both “surprised and excited” about his papacy ...

“He’s a bridge builder among continents,” Kathleen Sprows Cummings, a Notre Dame professor of American studies and history, said during NBC’s live TV coverage of the papal announcement.

It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn't just for scientists. A component of many federal grants that ...

Between the expiration of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the potential implementation of tariffs as high as 50 ...

The conclave to elect a new pope has begun, but how long will it last? Here's the longest and shortest a conclave has lasted ...

A long period of drought in North America has been recognized by scientists for decades. A new study links the severe climate to a change in Earth's orbit.

Scientists have discovered giant mud waves buried deep below the Atlantic Ocean around 250 miles off the coast of Guinea-Bissau, a country in west Africa. Made of mud and sand, these massive ...