Joan of Arc was a young girl who met her moment. From an unassuming peasant background, her religious visions led her directly to the court of a French monarch, and on to some of the most dramatic ...

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The Seine rises in the Côte d’Or before meandering through Paris and into the English Channel near Le Havre. It’s one of my ...

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Authorities report that some residents of flood-hit Sumatra have resorted to looting, seeking food and water. The floods, ...

A second burial area for infants has been found at the site of a former so-called Mother and Baby home in western Ireland in what forensic experts said Friday marks a “significant” discovery in the ...

Some psychologists and parents argued that it risked glamorizing the condition, but one performer described the experience as empowering: “Onstage, I can be who I really am.” By Alex Marshall ...

Georgetown University has launched a research hub tasked with investigating the deaths and identities of children and teens ...

The discoveries illuminate the history of a little-known culture. Archaeologists have discovered an untouched 2,500-year-old warrior burial mound. The skeleton held a rare bronze sword with unique ...

The couple wed on Necker Island in the Caribbean in 1989 Richard Branson announced the death of his wife Joan Templeman on Tuesday, Nov. 25 She was 80 years old “She was my best friend, my rock, my ...

Sir Richard Branson’s family is mourning a tremendous loss. The Virgin Group co-founder shared his wife of five decades Joan Templeman recently died in a statement reflecting on their life together.