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At the start of Christmas season, Pope Francis has sent a small piece of wooden relic reputed to be part of Jesus' manger after he was born to Bethlehem, traditionally known as Jesus' birthplace.

The Brooklyn-born Burgie studied at Juilliard and co-wrote many of the songs on Harry Belafonte's breakthrough album, Calypso, including his genre-defining hit, "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)."

"There were families that couldn't afford to pay the fines and therefore couldn't return the materials," Chicago Public Library Commissioner Andrea Telli said. "So then we just lost them as patrons."

Fifty years ago, two football teams tangled in Florida. It was a momentous contest: It helped to change the course of race relations during a difficult Civil Rights period.

As this year’s Dungeness crab fishery approaches, so does the risk of whale entanglements in crab gear.

The lawsuit puts a fundamental question to the courts: Can a horse sue a person?

Natural disasters, protests and stark scientific reports are heightening concern over climate change. And companies are under pressure from banks and investors to green their corporate images.

When I was a kid I remember hearing about people getting a box of pears for Christmas. I had two thoughts. Pears for Christmas- that's worse than socks.…

There are a lot of great guitar and drum duos - The Black Keys, The White Stripes - but none of them can say their drummer plays standing up, or that their guitarist plays the bass line with his feet.

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's announcement comes after the departure of several major allies. His government has run aground on questions about the 2017 death of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia.