The Oxford English Dictionary traces possible origins to Old High German “halâ,” a cry used to hail a ferryman, and to “halloo,” a hunting call urging hounds forward ...

Do you know why Jackson is the state capital? The city was founded in 1821. Here's this history of how it became the seat of ...

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In Limoux, where French sparkling wine traces some of its earliest roots, a new kind of estate is taking shape. French Bloom — the fast-growing brand behind some of the world’s most acclaimed ...

Standing before the crumbling walls of the old Packard Plant last year, I couldn’t help but feel the weight of the past pressing through the silence. Once the roaring heart of American industry, it ...

We are in the second longest government shutdown in U.S. history, and with the next Senate vote to reopen the government unclear, the 2025 shutdown would become the longest shutdown ever should it ...

In what has already been described as the biggest theft that the institution has suffered in a century, the Louvre robbery continues to make waves across the globe. During Sunday’s security breach, ...

This weekend, thieves undertook a daring heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, breaking into the Apollo Gallery on Sunday morning. In total, nine items were stolen—one, Empress Eugenie’s crown, was ...

"The Musée du Louvre will remain closed today for exceptional reasons," a message to visitors said on the famed Paris museum's website on October 19, 2025. "All reservations for today's date will be ...

French Lick, Indiana — The first thing that comes to mind at the mention of this sleepy little town in rural southern Indiana is the legendary basketball star, Larry Bird, widely known as “the hick ...