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The first comprehensive survey of a 7,000-year-old burial tradition reveals an often violent final ritual.

The actress, best known as the first to play Wednesday Addams in the original "The Addams Family" sitcom has died at the age of 64, according to her longtime agent.

Unique performance with help of children is intended to get people thinking about the work afresh A unique performance of Gustav Holst's masterwork The Planets - played on a magnificent pipe organ rather than by an orche...

Ann-Helén Laestadius grew up among the Sámi, an Indigenous people living near the Arctic Circle, in Europe. Her novel, "Stolen," a success in her native Sweden, reflects that culture to a broad audience.

People celebrate Lunar New Year in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. It's the Year of the Rabbit.

Rep. Ilhan Omar was slammed for claiming during an interview Sunday that she was unaware that there were "tropes about Jews and money," leaving an aide to Sen. Ted Cruz to declare: "Give me a break."

Soft and creamy when boiled and blended, meaty when charred and crumbled, thrifty cauliflower comes out tops for pushing meat off the menu When creating dishes for £1, I have to be super-aware of just how much I'm getti...

Tunisians expressed their dismay at president Kais Saied's seizure of powers by failing to turn up to vote A mere 11% of the electorate voted in Tunisia's parliamentary runoffs, with critics of president Kais Saied sayin...

How the tomato sauce that defined a nation came to be, plus a variation on the theme that's perfect for making in a big batch While a pan burps and occasionally spits from the back of the stove, a story. The first descri...

While the target's purpose is unclear, the city of Isfahan is a major center of Iranian missile production, research and development.

The blast targeted a highly secured part of Peshawar, a provincial capital. It was the worst attack in the country in months.

Paul Signac's Le Port de La Rochelle was lifted from a museum in 2018 and found a year later by Kviv police in an unconnected raid A Ukrainian man has gone on trial in France accused of masterminding the theft of a €1....

Companies such as Vitol and Trafigura in spotlight over profits after Ukraine invasion Profits from global commodities trading for companies including Vitol and Trafigura have nearly doubled to more than $50bn (£30bn) i...

Covid-19 remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Monday, but it acknowledged the pandemic is at a "transition point."

OnePlus has confirmed that the Ace 2 is soon headed to the Chinese market. Also, the company has shared a teaser video and renders of the upcoming device.

US secretary of state will meet Netanyahu and Abbas this week after a recent spate of deadly attacks US secretary of state Antony Blinken has arrived in Egypt to begin a three-day visit to the Middle East where he will l...

The suspect jumped into a police vehicle during a traffic stop in the US city of Atlanta.

The measure, signed by the governor on Saturday, is part of a wave of proposed legislation in states across the country this year that would restrict transgender rights.

Biden previously called Tsay last week and thanked him for "incredible action in the face of danger."

After decades of calls for greater scrutiny, journalists are to be allowed to report on proceedings.

Mourners remembered volunteer Andrew Bagshaw as Russian forces on Sunday heavily shelled the city of Kherson, killing three people and wounding six others.

Students led effort over concern for reproductive rights after supreme court struck down constitutional right to abortion A vending machine that provides emergency contraception has been installed at a Washington DC univ...