Europe is marking one of its most joyous days in history. V-E Day is also haunted by the specter of current-day conflict.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass on Friday in the Sistine Chapel where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier, warning of the dangers caused by a lack of faith and hoping the Catholic Church ...

As Japan prepares to celebrate Children's Day on May 5, new figures show the number of children in the country has fallen for ...

May the 4th be with you. “Star Wars” fans around the world are celebrating the space epic and its surrounding franchise this ...

Glass may be fragile, but when it's melted, it can be molded into a brand new shape. Just like her medium, 53-year-old Kurumi ...

Harry Arlin, 97, William DeGroat,102, and Abe Meltzer, 99, participated in a ceremony at The Museum of American Armor in Old ...

The ProCabin was designed with aerodynamics in mind, and this drag reduction policy has delivered fuel efficiency savings of ...

The staff of Tokyo Disneyland, which has become Japan’s premier theme park as ... expertise in the beginning,” recalled Tsunezumi. “New issues emerged every day to force us to repeat the ...

Pope Leo XIV held the first mass of his papacy Friday morning in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who elected ...

The United States is backing a new plan that will see food and other aid supplied to Gaza privately, officials confirmed on ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author Walter Isaacson about the world America made after World War II. Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First ...