On this sunny Bank Holiday, thousands of people up and down the country are celebrating a day that represents freedom and ...

The gold and ivory statues of Apollo, Artemis and Leto at Delphi are extraordinary treasures of ancient Greek art.

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Eighty-one percent of Americans say the law should not allow companies or other institutions to use religious beliefs to decide whether to offer a service to some people and not others.

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The purpose of building the pagodas was to house five gold statues of Buddha presented to the Ming emperor as a tribute by a Buddhist monk named Bandida from the Western Regions. The pagodas were ...

This historical drama tells the story of Claressa Shields (Ryan Destiny), a young woman from Flint, Michigan, who would become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing.

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It’s feeding time at the backyard koi pond of Jeffrey and Trudy Queripel's Solebury home, a lush hilltop property that Trudy likes to call their “beautiful retreat.” ...

It also says recycling rates for city forces are even worse, finding that 80% of the waste taken to the landfill by city forces could be recycled.