New dating model links some Dead Sea Scrolls to the same period as the authors of biblical texts, reshaping views on their ...

Several people were injured in the attack, and multiple local, state and federal agencies descended on the scene to investigate.

The death of Pope Francis on Monday means the Roman Catholic Church will soon begin the process of selecting a new pontiff. That ancient and mysterious undertaking known as the "conclave ...

Anatoly Liberman, a professor who teaches medieval linguistics, folk and oral tradition at the University of Minnesota, agrees that determining the origin of place names is especially challenging.