Whether it’s bone-chilling cold or record-breaking heat, Halloween’s weather has a way of setting the mood. These are the ...

A World War II-era issue of Army Life and United States Recruiting News told of a 60-year-old tandem bicycle still used by messengers at the Fort Moultrie Army base. The story, ostensibly about the ...

More like a circus parade, it featured live bears, elephants, camels and monkeys borrowed from the Central Park Zoo. However, the roars and growls ... but it was rebuilt in the 1950s and soon became ...

TODAY is Monday, October 7, the 280th day of 2013. There are 85 days left in the year. 1571 - A combined Austrian, Genoese and Venetian fleet decisively defeats the Turks off Lepanto, Greece. The ...

Today in History for Nov. 13: In 354, African theologian Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, was born in Numidia, now Algeria. Augustine wrote many works that had a dominant influence on later Western ...

Binghamton shines as a hidden treasure in New York’s Southern Tier. The city boasts stunning architecture, like that gorgeous green building anchoring downtown. Impressive brick structures line the ...

Samson remains the Zoo’s most famous resident and an imposing icon 75 years after arriving in Milwaukee. Our understanding of ...

1999: Chicago Bears Hall of Famer Walter Payton died of bile duct cancer and liver failure at age 45. “The last 12 months have been extremely tough on me and my family. … Our greatest thanks goes out ...

The world has seen lots of talented and capable photographers throughout history. But not everyone’s work gets as much time ...

It has Hollywood-worthy landscapes and Slim Aarons-esque seaside glamour. But for all its fame, there are still secrets to discover in this Italian region. Here are ours.

DENVER — A zookeeper died Saturday after a 140-pound jaguar mauled her in the doorway of its exhibit, and the big cat was fatally shot when it approached emergency workers treating the injured woman, ...