Sentenced to transportation after the 1848 rising he escaped Van Diemen's Land rebuilt his life in New York led Irish troops ...

Today in History for Dec. 5: In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII issued his Witch Bull, ordering an inquisition to systematically discover, torture and execute witches throughout Europe. It led to the ease ...

Roscommon born Fr Peter Cooney was also one of the most important Catholic chaplains during the war. He settled in Michigan ...

Turning Palestinians into numbers, he says, is the ultimate expression of dehumanisation. “It’s how you justify the unjustifiable,” he said. “If they are numbers, not people, then you can bomb them, ...

The American flag should be flown at half-staff Sunday, Dec. 7, for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Flags across Michigan and ...

Flags are flying at half-staff across the United States this week in honor of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on November 3 at the age of 84. This week's tribute extends from federal ...

On Nov. 16, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House after spending a weekend at his Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago. As usual, a press photographer was on scene to snap photos.

The U.S. flag is flying at half-staff across America today, Dec. 4, in memory of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom of the West ...

The White House has responded to a photo appearing to show the American flag on the ground after it prompted widespread scrutiny. White House spokesman Davis Ingle said: “The beautiful American flag ...

MAY 16, 1848, WAS a glorious day for the residents of Keene and for everyone else in Cheshire County. It was on that day that ...

So much of how we celebrate Christmas comes from the Victorian era, but it might be for the best that some of these ...