Purim is a festive holiday, also without a work restriction, near the end of winter. It commemorates the narrow Jewish escape ...

The Trump administration suspended a temporary humanitarian program for Ukrainians. Now many are losing their ability to work ...

We can thank the American women who steward, deliver, process and transport our mail – and for putting their stamp on our ...

Paper, invented in China around the 2nd century BCE, did not spread to the rest of the world until much later, as it remained ...

The shoe “was intact from toe to heel and immediately drew impressed gasps from volunteers and staff alike,” writes Rachel ...

Researchers in Poland have made a unique discovery: the remains of the first embalmed pregnant ancient Egyptian mummy, known as the “Mysterious Lady.” Dating from the 1st century BCE, this mummy was ...

A record-breaking exhibition in Rome celebrates an artist who refused to live in the shadow of Leonardo, Michelangelo and ...

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When Nassef Sawiris strolled into Villa Park with Wes Edens, not only did he rejuvenate Aston Villa Football Club - he also ...

On February 12, 1898, Loret and his team discovered the tomb of Thutmose III, one of Egypt’s greatest military kings, who conquered territory as far north as Syria in the mid-15th century B.C ...

A museum is like an iceberg. Most of it is out of sight. Most big collections have only a fraction of their items on display, ...