It was established in 1188, under the reign of King Henry II. What was constructed out of a group of cells housed in London’s city walls above the ‘New Gate’ gatehouse soon became known as a place of ...

One of Syria’s six UNESCO World Heritage sites, Palmyra was once a key hub to the ancient Silk Road network linking the Roman ...

The city also has a connection to nursery rhymes, with claims that "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" was written there.

Work to give London yet another skyscraper has uncovered traces of the city’s origins almost 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists ...

Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The ...

A Long Island man faces up to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty in a wrong-way crash that killed two teenagers. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian reports from Mineola.

A Newnan man has gone to prison for a road rage incident in which he rammed his pickup truck into a cyclist. A cycling group has praised the stiff penalty and hope it sends a message.

My understanding of life in prison comes purely from the big screen — movies like The Shawshank Redemption or the Netflix series Orange is the New Black. I am very thankful that this is the ...

Security personnel escort a Gujarat native deported from US after she was brought to the Ahmedabad airport(PTI) Congress has flagged the ‘inhumane and medieval’ treatment meted out to the ...

We’ve picked some of our favorite medieval games available to play now, from the realistic to the preposterous. This list isn’t necessarily ranked in any particular order. All of them are ...

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