The first people to step foot in the Americas were harboring a sliver of DNA from two extinct Eurasian human groups: the Neanderthals and the Denisovans, a new study finds. This genetic relic could ...

Stone tools found in some of the earliest settlements in the Americas are challenging the prevailing theory of when the first migrations to the region happened. These tools, probably used as spear ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon shared his excitement with reporters outside the White House following the announcement of the new pope — the first-ever American elected to the role.

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No rest for the new pope! Pope Leo XIV will celebrate his first Mass as pope Friday, May 9, for the College of Cardinals at 11 a.m. local time (5 a.m. ET). The Mass will be broadcast live by the EWTN ...

Little known outside of New Mexico, the Pueblo Revolt “was, in effect, the first American Revolution with far-reaching ...

The First Americans Museum is bringing stories to life in a new way with a two-story, immersive pop-up book experience. Inside the Family Discovery Center, visitors can explore how we’re all connected ...

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan is among the top church officials up for consideration to replace the late Pope Francis. While any man baptized in the Catholic Church can technically become pope, the ...

The College of Cardinals elected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the 267th pontiff. Prevost, who selected the name Pope Leo XIV, stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time on ...