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Today is Sunday, Oct. 18, the 291st day of 2026. There are 74 days left in the year. On Oct. 18, 2007, two bombs exploded near a motorcade carrying former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Karachi hours after her return from eight years in exile,…
The world's fastest-growing cities are all in Asia and Africa, with Indian cities topping the list in terms of annual growth, according to a global ranking of urban population growth. Every city in the top 10 lists for the "Fastest Growing…
BRISTOL- The oldest Civil War monument in the state and the second oldest in the nation was officially rededicated at a ceremony Saturday at Bristol Township Center, where the large white marker stands in the center of the park. The…
The official response revealed a criminal double standard. Politicians and media figures received immediate testing and treatment, but postal workers were kept in the dark, denied testing, and told they were not at risk, sparking outrage over the government’s failure…
The sun’s morning chores began in Rome at 07:16. They ended at 18:37. The Ave Maria Bell cycle for the Curia has changed to 18:45. There are only 82 days left in the calendar year. It is the Feast of the Maternity of Mary…
The Division of North Carolina State Historic Sites is committed to sharing the stories of members of traditionally marginalized communities whose lives have intersected with our historic sites. We launched the #TrueInclusion initiative to highlight the broad interpretive work already…
Pineville spent the weekend celebrating the only U.S. president ever born in Mecklenburg County, as Polk Fest filled the grounds of the James K. Polk State Historic Site with games, crafts, living history demonstrations and a silent auction. The festival marked the…
A Buddhist nun shares the story of the seven-storey stupa on River Road — its founding vision, its sacred relic and its quiet daily life. A bronze statue of Shakyamuni Buddha — the original teacher of Buddhism, weighing seven tons — stands at…
Oct 18, 2026 at 12:07 PM EDT New maps show how the U.S. Army plans to reinstall a controversial Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, nearly three years after it was removed under a congressional mandate. The Army presented its final design plans to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — An enslaved man named Watt helped Patriots win a 1780 Revolutionary War battle in York County, and a new statewide project wants to lead travelers to the places where stories like his happened. The project comes as South Carolina commemorates…