William Shakespeare, a linguistic master, shaped the English language with his innovative wordplay. He gifted us common words ...

With less than 1% of all World War II veterans alive, Andrés González Vega recalls his military service, his fight against ...

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In 2008, a secretive graffiti painter left extremely valuable artwork scattered around New Orleans. Banksy, the ...

Dozens of people have died trying to reach the English coast. Britain and France agree the dangerous and unregulated crossings are a problem, but have long differed on how to address it.

ECAULT FOREST, France (AP) — Isaac stared down at his sandals and wondered out loud how suitable they’d be for the ordeal ahead: A perilous crossing of the English Channel, where scores of de… ...

Perilous journey: A gay Tanzanian man’s quest for freedom across the English Channel Isaac, a 35-year-old from Tanzania, waits in a makeshift camp in northern France, preparing for a dangerous ...