They were drawn on maps at conferences in European capitals. Colonialism lasted about 100 years [1870-1970], with some holdouts, notably Zimbabwe (1980). As African people worked to get rid of the ...

However, in higher amounts, the smoke can be dangerous, even prompting alerts urging people to stay inside until it clears. Over the past week, unhealthy air quality has been detected across Upper ...

Bedel Saget/The New York Times Clashes in Los Angeles between law enforcement and people protesting immigration raids continued for a sixth day on Wednesday. Several other cities nationwide saw ...

Salem Police responded to a stabbing incident involving 12 people at Union Gospel Mission of Salem on the evening of June 1. A suspected was arrested.

An extreme heat wave prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue advisories affecting millions of people across at least five U.S. states—California, Nevada, Montana, Oregon, Arizona ...

Facepalm: In the latest example of why we shouldn't blindly put our faith in online map services, German autobahns and highways were plunged into chaos when Google Maps incorrectly showed that ...

Bronze Age graves in Hungary show millet replaced meat, mobility dropped, inequality shrank, and diets changed.

Brian Dakss is a longtime New York-based editor and writer for CBS News, at the Radio network and with CBSNews.com. He has written and edited for NBC News, Dow Jones and numerous radio stations ...

Tyler Perry, Netflix, and Terri J. Vaughn are getting sued over their new "She the People" series. The founder and president of the nonprofit She the People has filed a lawsuit against Netflix and ...

The trial, in people treated for colon cancer, showed clear evidence that an exercise program lowered the risk of disease recurrence and death. By Nina Agrawal A first-of-its kind study adds ...

We followed an original Civil War map to see what time had hidden—and ... She Isn’t ‘Overly Passionate’ About Becoming a Mom People know 'they're going to die': Democrat hits GOP senator ...

Menorca is home to a quite extraordinary collection of ancient remains found nowhere else on earth – proof that people have ...