For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as forests vanish, sightings are on the rise—offering a glimpse into how folklore is ...
Here’s a look at five unique African hairstyles that originated on the continent and have left an indelible mark on fashion ...
An albino boy stunned locals in Burma with his striking white hair and blue eyes. Aung Ye Htut spotted the child walking on the street wearing a Spiderman top while selling food and approached him out ...
The UN mission in eastern Congo was initially meant to be quickly concluded at the request of Kinshasa. The MONUSCO ...
Can anyone topple Alex Ovechkin & Co. from No. 1? Here's a look at how every team did in the calendar's first month.
Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King’s ...
Meanwhile, a growing number of states have pushed to increase their minimum wage in the face of record-high inflation in ...
When a party’s leader claims to “back the blue” but pardons or frees those who assaulted police, some party members may feel dissonance. How do they reduce that dissonance?
Imani Perry finds room to improvise, to think on the page in what feels like real time. Her work walks a line between ...
Harvard professor and Birmingham, Alabama, native Imani Perry won the 2022 National Book Award for nonfiction for “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation.
South African authorities face growing anger over their handling of a standoff with illegal miners trapped in an abandoned gold mine, as the death toll from the incident reached at least 87.
The Chicago Cubs will sport baby blue on the field next season for the first time since 1961, debuting a new alternate uniform. Dubbed the "Blues Alternate," the look -- which was announced by the ...