A homeowner in Oakland, California is gaining attention for their enormous, 27-foot tall Agave Americana plant that is now in ...

The first mention of cricket in the subcontinent comes from the 1737 work ‘A Compendious History of the Indian Wars with an Account of the Rise, Progress, Strength and Forces of Angria the Pyrate’ ...

France’s ragtag army stood against the professional might of Austria and Prussia. What followed at Valmy stunned Europe—and changed history.

The U.S. Treasury announced that, by early next year, it will cease making new pennies, which cost almost four times to make what they are actually worth. But Faith Salie says that, while phasing out ...

Last year's uncomfortable trend of higher-than-normal heat is expected to continue in New York between June and August.

The Department of Public Health and Social Services confirmed that on May 30 a 9-month-old unvaccinated child became the ...

Infielder Orlando Arcia signed with the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, and was in their lineup as the designated hitter ...

The Treasury Department says that the US Mint is producing its final batch of pennies and will no longer make them in the ...

For Novak Djokovic, this is a relatively easy call. He thinks the French Open is making a mistake by eschewing the electronic ...

There has long been broad bipartisan agreement that the penny has outlived its usefulness. Yet multiple efforts by both ...

I recently kayaked to Holy Island on Lough Derg to visit Edna O’Brien’s grave ... and thanked her for her bravery’ ...