The top U.S. securities regulator is delaying the launch of a wave of novel exchange-traded funds that would let investors wager on events such as elections and economic data as ...

On this day, May 20, 1946, singer Cher, the great-granddaughter of Placerita homesteader Frank Walker, was born in El Centro, ...

Cher and Rachel Platten share a birthday today. Check out our list of celebrities and other famous people with birthdays on ...

C.S. Lewis processed his grief over wife Joy's death in 'A Grief Observed.' Initially a personal journal, he published it ...

It’s no secret that Grace Jones is rare. Born today 78 years ago, the legendary Jamaican-American singer, supermodel, and ...

When Jiang Qisheng (江棋生) looks back on the Cultural Revolution, he sees more than a decade of political chaos that upended China and derailed his own generation. For the former Red Guard turned ...

Kenyan ant expert Dino Martins gushes over the red and black insects that have become the center of an international smuggling trade. Martins has been visiting the network of nests of these Giant ...

A Jackson Pollock painting sold for a record $181.2 million on Monday at Christie's in New York, leading a blockbuster day at the auction house. With its black drips of paint accented by touches of ...

John Infantino enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He treasured their visits to Florida, where they enjoyed swimming, miniature golf, playing cards, and trips to ...

Take a peek at stunning images of Grace Kelly from her Hollywood days to becoming real-life royalty as the Princess of Monaco ...

Our people are still there, resilient,” says Palestinian writer Muhammad Shehada, who was born in Gaza and now lives in ...

Palestinians around the world are marking Nakba Day, 78 years after their forced mass displacement led to the establishment of the Jewish-majority state of Israel. Decades later, Palestinians still ...