A Q&A with author Russell Shorto on the early colonial history of New Amsterdam in the lead-up to a confrontation with the ...

Author Russell Shorto, in his book “Taking Manhattan,” described the negotiations between Dutch Director General Peter ...

In which four Americans in Borneo win the Camel Trophy for the first time and learn that some vipers are not built by Dodge.

RALEIGH — Ever written your congressman? I have. I always get a prompt and cordial, if bland, reply. Back in 1988, I actually spent a few weeks as a Capitol Hill intern reading and drafting responses ...

From Gaza to Tehran, Israel’s expanding war is defended by the West as self-defence - just as it was in 1967, when conquest ...

Tottering on the very fringes of the map, for the hardy Shetlanders used to life on the edge, the brutal double barrage of famine and poverty ...

The institution of slavery was not brought to the New World with the arrival of the European settlers. Slavery had been ...

To understand everything that happens in Latin America in relation to the United States is to brush aside inconvenient ...

I n 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on a mysterious island, which he believed to be the outskirts of the East Indies; however, it did not take explorers long to realize that Col ...

The UK is home to many delightful seaside towns. Some are known for their gorgeous beaches, others for their arcades, and ...

The northern lights may be visible over a large swath of New England tonight due to a large geomagnetic storm, possibly even dipping into northern Rhode Island. "The G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storm ...