The story of the Essex — struck by a whale, killing much of the crew and forcing them to cannibalism — inspired the American classic “Moby-Dick.”

After a $3,000 purchase, a Kentucky historian studied the hospital ledger, revealed some new Civil War mysteries, and donated the ledger to a historical society.

Donald Trump says he’ll be arrested imminently. One president has been arrested before: In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant was arrested in D.C. for speeding.

American families shattered by the Iraq War face an enduring sense of absence and the endless quest to understand their parents’ legacies.

They came by bus from California. And Illinois. And New Mexico. And New York. Their message was simple. End the Iraq war. And Haiti interventionism. And torture. And the John Roberts nomination. And bigotry.

Washington, D.C., Sept. 24, 2005: Two-and-a-half years after the 2003 start of Operation Iraqi Freedom, thousands of anti-war protesters march past the North Portico of the White House.

Greece's second-largest city, Thessaloniki, commemorated on Sunday the 80th anniversary of the departure of the first train convoy for the Auschwitz camp.

Some U.S. troops wonder if invasion was worth the cost in lives and massive financial investment, while others take some solace in knowing they helped at least some individuals.

Almost 82 years ago, when Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor, Charles House Morgan Jr., then 16, ran to a nearby air station to help. A few days later, he found a life preserver floating in the oily, bloodstained waters and retrieved it.

Assigning the words "Blue Sky" to Mount Evans would be "sacrilegious," says Northern Cheyenne tribal administrator William Walksalong because the "blue sky" words and concept are used in a certain Indian ceremony, and transferring them to serve as the name of a mountain would betray secrets.