Marble House was Alva Vanderbilt's 39th birthday present. She later became a leader in the women's suffrage movement.

Voyages by sea were the main means of travel at the time of the world wars, and control of the oceans was a primary goal in ...

Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate won gold at a Summer Grand Prix event Sunday for the first international victory of her ...

US President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Alaska to negotiate an end to the ...

Cole's French Dip, the oldest restaurant in Los Angeles, closes. It's the latest departed eatery we are mourning ...

Today in History for Aug. 23: In 1305, Scottish leader William Wallace was hung, drawn and quartered in London for treason. Nearly 700 years later, his story was the subject of the Oscar-winning movie ...