Today in History for Oct. 17: In 1483, Pope Sixtus IV launched the Spanish Inquisition, placing it under the joint direction of the Catholic Church and state. Tomas de Torquemada, 63, was appointed ...

Residents of Pugad, an island in the Philippines, have to remove water from their homes by hand, sometimes spending hours scooping each day. Their island is flooded about three times a week. According ...

The defense secretary raised the issue suggesting women were getting into combat not because they met high standards, but because they were given a pass. By John Ismay Reporting from Washington Bobbie ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s assertion Tuesday that newly proposed military fitness standards may exclude women from certain combat roles has reignited fears about his approach to women in the ...

The engagement of pop superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has created a seismic shift in the way teams think about their fan bases. “We used to be about a 50-50 ratio, ...

"Thanks to the quick and selfless response of these three young men, a life was saved tonight," said the local fire department.

The 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is on Nov. 10. Here's what you need to know about the historical incident. Shohei Ohtani follows historic 2-way show with World Series ...

More and more women seem to be sporting long, luscious manes. Our critic offers some possible explanations along with a brief history of hair. By Vanessa Friedman It is true that we are in a Rapunzel ...

Last week, the Taliban ordered an internet ban across several of Afghanistan’s northern provinces. On September 30, they fully shut down the internet, both mobile and fibre optic, nationwide. The ...

Women tend to live longer than men. There are traditional explanations: Men smoke more. They drink more. They tend to engage in riskier behavior. But the fact that this lifespan gap holds true ...

Banks went into 2024 already juggling seismic change. Throughout the year and into 2025, executives were forced to prioritize trade-offs between growth, innovation-fueled transformation and safety in ...

The financial services industry is experiencing unprecedented market and technological change, increasingly being transformed and challenged by artificial intelligence, blockchain, digital assets and ...