The name Nebuchadnezzar II is well-known due to its association with the Biblical exile of the Jewish people and Giuseppe ...

In trying to understand the present it is helpful to examine it from the perspective of the past. In the Book of Judges, we find the familiar story of Samson ...

The Rassam Cylinder is an ancient clay cylinder containing cuneiform inscriptions that describe the reign and military campaigns of Ashurbanipal, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. It was discovered in ...

Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to … ...

On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in ...

Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

The death of a shackled inmate at a central New York State prison late last year has been ruled a homicide, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. Robert Brooks, 43, was brutally beaten with his ...

Whether due to natural disasters or thanks to the destructive tendencies of mankind, these iconic cultural touchstones no longer exist.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Naz Reid exited during the third quarter against the Washington Wizards Saturday night at Target Center in Minneapolis and was ruled out for the remainder of the ...

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been ruled out for Saturday night's game against the Washington Wizards in Minneapolis, coach Chris Finch said pregame. Edwards was listed ...

Her death has been ruled a homicide, though the cause remains under investigation. Investigators later identified Nicholas Powell as a suspect. The relationship between the suspect and victim was ...