WASHINGTON _ Despite recent efforts to remove or rename Confederate memorials, there are still more than 2,000 symbols in places across the country, according to a report released Thursday.

At one time, American evangelicals equated New York City with Babylon, the ancient site associated with power and corruption. Now, it appears, they have shifted their attention to Washington, D.C.

With four-inch canines and a jaw capable of generating 4,450 newtons of force, lion bites are something most animals want to avoid. But pangolins are not most animals. Though these creatures weigh ...

Inspired by legends about the fierce Assyrian queen, 17th-century painter Louis de Caullery depicts Semiramis hunting a lion, a symbol of royalty, in front of the gates of Babylon. The painting is ...