Confederate paper money was a promise to exchange the bill for gold or silver, but only after the Confederacy won the war.

A small silver coin — about the size of a nickel — sold for $2.52 million at an auction, breaking the world record nearly eight years after it was found, a gallery said. The coin, identified as a 1652 ...

Around 540,000 people have fled Lebanon to neighbouring Syria since the escalation of the war between Israel and the ...

Russian rebels have sabotaged a railway line, causing the derailment of around twenty train cars. The unhealthiest fast-food sandwich in America isn't a Big Mac, according to data. See the top 10 ...

WASHINGTON—Donald Trump’s promise to end the war in Ukraine by Inauguration Day now puts him in a position of having to choose between competing proposals from advisers united by a common ...

With the reelection of Donald Trump, Ukraine may soon have to adjust to a dramatic reduction in US support that could have a decisive impact on the war with Russia. Throughout his campaign ...

Israel’s Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister Over War Conduct Premier says Gallant acted against decisions of government Netanyahu and Gallant have long clashed over national issues ...

For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle. The simple copper and ...

With elections more an outgrowth of identity than a reflection of preference, the country has returned to a post-Civil War politics, when, as the saying went, people “vote as they shot” in the ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this photo provided by The Valley Breeze, Civil War re-enactors participate in ceremonies during funeral ...

In addition to driving a regional refugee crisis, the brutal war in Sudan is exacerbating instability in the contested region of Abyei, a senior UN peacekeeping official said on Tuesday, highlighting ...

"I think there will be a civil war," she said without a moment's pause. "Our nation is already divided, but it's only going to become more divided. And what happens if there's a war with a foreign ...