New scholarship shows that Abraham Lincoln was a deeply sensitive man who embraced radical acts of inclusion to keep the ...

Army veteran and US citizen arrested in California immigration raid warns it could happen to anyone Texas husband-wife team ...

For years, it wasn't completely clear where Philip II was buried, along with other Alexander the Great family members. Archaeologists have finally solved that mystery; they made a major finding ...

Researchers in Belize discovered what may be the tomb of Caracol’s first dynastic leader, Te K’ab Chaak. Previous excavations at Caracol revealed two more burial sites, both dating back to a ...

Reservations are being taken at 217-235-5661 for the Coles County Historical Society’s July 21 Founder’s Day Dinner, which will feature a presentation on Mary Todd Lincoln.

Developer Sterling Bay is losing the Lincoln Park site to impatient lenders. Now, Chicago's JDL Development is close to swooping in, sources tell the Sun-Times.

Lincoln’s Life in Statues – 11 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays This porch talk examines the life of Abraham Lincoln through the world-class statues at the Lincoln Tomb.

Archeologists have uncovered a tomb that they believe belonged to a member of the dynasty of King Midas—a figure who, in Greek folklore, turned anything he touched into gold. The tomb retained ...

Archaeologists have discovered an 8th-century tomb in Turkey that is potentially connected to King Midas — and contains rare artifacts and cremated remains of a high-ranking individual.

Penn-led researchers have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound. After isolating a new class of molecules from Aspergillus flavus, a toxic crop fungus linked to deaths in ...