The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the ...

The deaths in 2025 that shocked the world from the pope and Charlie Kirk to iconic celebrities - From athletes to politicians ...

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died in February, their passing initially shrouded in mystery. Authorities later determined Hackman, in advanced stages of Alzheimer’s, ...

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for. Solar prominences and their associated ...

If you’ve been waiting for a good year to start paying attention to the night sky, 2026 makes a strong case. There’s a supermoon in early January, plus a six-planet alignment and total lunar eclipse, ...

When Georgia B. Smith recently walked into the Metropolitan Museum of Art on June 24, she felt nervous. The 34-year-old wasn’t there to admire 18th-century paintings alongside New York City’s summer ...