Under the Sun“ A monthly column of random, historical vignettes... The post Putin & Napoleon: A True Story of Overreach, ...

Chuck Schumer is right, and James Carville is right. They don't want the Democratic Party getting pulled into MAGA's cyclone ...

It is sometimes said that all any politician really needs to get elected is ready palaver, a facility to talk the talk, if ...

Archduchess Estelle of Austria, married to Archduke Carl Christian, has died at the age of 46, her family confirmed. She was ...

The Archduchess, who lived in Nice, leaves behind her husband  Archduke Carl Christian and their five children.

John "Paddy'' Hemingway, an Irish national who enlisted in the Royal Air Force before the war began, died Monday at his home ...

A historical anecdote explains why the Macedonians and Spartans never went to war when king Philip conquered all of Greece.

Argentine police fought running battles Wednesday with hundreds of protesters, including numerous football fans, during a ...

Cabaret dancers past and present turned out Tuesday for the funeral of Moulin Rouge creative director Janet Pharaoh, who ...

A brave Birmingham schoolboy has been diagnosed with a rare cancer after a routine eye test revealed the wicked disease. Huge Aston Villa fan Lewis Jukes, just 10, was having issues with his vision ...

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman likely died a week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, officials in New Mexico said. Photo: Imago/Zuma Press Gene Hackman ...

they’re trying to knock Republicans off the top of the mountain with a childish meme battle — not a swift gust of wind powered by substantive policy discussions. But, as the old Napoleon quote ...