The King and the Royal family have gathered on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as they watched a VE Day flypast. Charles and ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Francis Bacon was born in 1561 in London. He believed that science was key to technological progress. He developed a ...

In his last, most pathetic years, Mark Twain threw himself behind the crackpot theory that the true author of Shakespeare’s plays may have been Francis Bacon. The penultimate book that Twain ...

After Brenna Francis claimed the honor at the UIL State Track Meet in 2024 with gold medal performances in long jump and triple jump, as well as a second-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles ...

The late Pope Francis donated all his remaining money to a youth rehabilitation project inside a Roman prison in one of his final acts as the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Before his death ...

As cardinals begin a conclave to choose Pope Francis’ successor, they must decide whether to find a pope who follows his path or forges a new one. By Jason Horowitz and Motoko Rich Reporting ...

As the conclave is held to select a new pope, LGBTQ Catholics hope that the next leader of the church will continue the inclusion work Pope Francis started more than 20 years ago. Pope Francis ...

Weymouth, Ma., will unveil five statues honoring its five Medal of Honor recipients on Memorial Day. Weymouth is the only town in the United States with five Medal of Honor recipients. The statues ...

The Tony-nominated leading man is charming audiences — and Times Square tourists — with a brooding performance that has him singing outdoors. The Tony-nominated leading man is charming ...