Biblical numbers are a little like the relatives at a family wedding—everyone has heard stories about them, nobody fully understands them, and at least one of them has a slightly bad reputation. From ...

The following begins a new series of articles regarding family history research, with a focus on Stokes County, provided by members of the Genealogical Society of Rockingham and Stokes Counties.

Most people think they know much more than they actually do about their family. Can you recite the first and last names of ...

The parchments initially contained references to a star catalog and maps created during the second century B.C.E.

"That is a terrible betrayal of the faith," Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, an ordained Baptist minister, said about the Trump administration's messaging.

History was made this week when 25-year-old Taryn Smith, a yoga instructor from Nebraska, rowed into Antigua. It was the culmination of a 3,000 mile ...

The icon first reached Billboard's charts when "Mandy" entered AC in 1974. By Gary Trust Barry Manilow’s latest single, the poignant “Once Before I Go,” enters Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart ...

A history of the Bible today asks how relevant this revered tome still is to our modern world. Read by Hugh Bonneville Show more Professor John Barton investigates the origins, development and ...

The Texas Education Agency is proposing a lengthy list of books, Bible passages and other literary works that would be ...

NASHVILLE, Ill. — It’s no secret the St. Louis region is full of history, but the Washington County Historical Society recently received a relic that predates the country itself. Inside an old house ...

In 2012, a student at Cambridge University identified what he suspected was an ancient Greek star map hidden behind text in a medieval codex. Compiled with astronomical data from the 2nd century AD, ...

This tiny fragment belied a find of Biblical proportions. Archaeologists in Jerusalem have unearthed a 2,700-year-old Assyrian inscription in clay that could shine a light on key events detailed in ...