Jane Pauley hosts our annual "Eat, Drink & Be Merry" holiday broadcast exploring all things epicurean! Check out our ...

The early writing appears to date to around 2400 B.C.—preceding the previous most bygone examples by roughly 500 years.

Cities are undoubtedly at the core of our civilization, from the earliest traces of urban settlements built over 6,000 years ...

A finger-sized clay cylinder from a tomb in northern Syria appears to be the oldest example of writing using an alphabet ...

Minnesota cities and towns spend a lot of money to attract tourists, but all Nimrod has to do is flaunt its name. The name ...

Researchers have discovered evidence of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history. The writing was etched onto clay cylinders discovered during a dig at an ancient Syrian city.

Everett's "James," a daring reworking of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," won the National Book Award for fiction.

The ancient city of Tripolis, Turkey has seen thousands of years of history. First built in the Late Neolithic period, the ...

On Tuesday, four United Nations peacekeepers were injured in southern Lebanon after a rocket hit their base. Another peacekeeping base was also struck by rockets, and a patrol came under fire. The ...

THE Sumerians they were a sedentary population of the ancient world, lived in Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) over the ...

Iraq on Monday officially banned alcohol in social clubs and hotels - among the last venues serving booze - in what might be the last step in the country’s drawn-out process of stamping out alcohol.

When the weather outside turns frightful, look no further than our guide for seasonal concerts and shows of all kinds.