Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveowners: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals.

President Donald Trump wants to cancel $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress. The package of 21 budget ...

We trace how Ligaya Mishan’s perspective—deeply rooted in heritage, empathy, and unflinching prose—foreshadowed her rise as co–chief restaurant critic at The New York Times , where she will now help ...

I have always believed that Jewish fathers are often an overlooked, but generally wonderful bunch who, for various reasons, ...

RIPPLE EFFECT: Thousands of demonstrators marched through downtown Chicago on Tuesday, stopping traffic in the Loop and along ...

"The tree business is extremely shady. Anybody can get a $300 chainsaw from Home Depot, but an entry-level stump grinder is ...

Someday, when I open a bookstore and the big bucks roll in, I’ll display titles in narrow categories, ensuring no one finds anything and has to wander. This summer survey will be my trial run.

Greek immigrant George Plaitis built his American dream on Hylan Boulevard, becoming known for famous pastrami sandwiches and tableside magic tricks.

From visas to an asylum claim and now to Temporary Protected Status, one South Florida couple has been living with ...

PLAYBOOK Q&A: Charles Isbell Jr., who was approved Monday as the next chancellor of the University of Illinois ...

"There was no waffling" from a Badgers recruit tasked with deciding whether to join the Badgers next season or play another ...

As the sun rose on Monday, Jan. 1, 1900, Americans awoke to a new decade — the first in what would be called an “American ...