Today's NYT Connections has some tough words in its lineup. Luckily, we have hints and asnwers for May 5th puzzle here!

A New Orleans genealogist has found that the first U.S.-born pope has Black and Creole roots -- and the discovery illuminates the nation's rich multiracial history, the experience of Bla ...

It took me about an hour to work up the courage to look at my predicted half-brother’s profile. As soon as I saw the name, I ...

The Book of Revelation is the most explicitly Trinitarian book of the New Testament. Amongst its complex cast of characters ...

I was at a conference listening to John Wyatt, the well-known Christian medical ethicist. He spoke about the importance of ...

Around the world, some surnames have become so common that they bring millions of people together under a common heritage. The most commonly found surname in the world is Wang, with more than 107 ...

This book — the second in his planned trilogy about the American Revolution — is so compulsively readable that it’s hard to put down. Read our review. Also consider: “Embers of the Hands ...

The list of most popular baby names in the U.S. doesn’t change too dramatically from one year to the next, but looking back over decades, some interesting shifts and trends do emerge. Knowing ...

Yet here it’s common. Other archaeologists remain skeptical ... “We were the Lost Colony,” she responds. “Our surnames, like ‘Berry,’ appear on the colonists’ list.