Dressed as Pilgrims or Indians, the Memorial Elementary second-graders in Ashley Culverhouse and Nicole Radonski's classes knew who participated in the first Thanksgiving but were a bit unclear about other details. ...more

November 23, 2009

Ignoring Chinese protests, the Dalai Lama traveled to a disputed part of India near China's Tibetan border Sunday as thousands of pilgrims braved cold weather to catch a glimpse of their spiritual leader. ...more

November 9, 2009

A woman wearing an explosive belt packed with ball bearings blew herself up in Baghdad near one of Iraq's most sacred Shiite shrines, killing as many as 40 other people and wounding scores more in a devastating attack that shattered festive celebrations ahead of one of Shiite Islam's holiest days. ...more

January 5, 2009

vatican welcomes iphone application that delivers prayers electronically ...more

December 22, 2008

For their first Thanksgiving at Summerfield Crossings Elementary, the school's kindergarten students looked nearly 400 years into the past for inspiration. ...more

December 3, 2008

For their first Thanksgiving at Summerfield Crossings Elementary, the school's kindergarten students looked nearly 400 years in the past for inspiration. ...more

December 3, 2008

For the first time, federal legislation has set aside the day after Thanksgiving - for this year only - to honor the contributions American Indians have made to the United States. ...more

November 28, 2008

Thanksgiving 2008 might seem like a good time to join Scrooge's "Bah Humbug" choir. ...more

November 27, 2008

The Shiites approached the Aimma bridge from Baghdad's Shiite district of Kadhimiyah, and the Sunnis came from the Sunni side of Adhamiyah on Tuesday. When they met in the middle, they hugged and then cried over the waters of the Tigris River. ...more

November 12, 2008

The first excavation of Stonehenge in more than 40 years has uncovered evidence that the stone circle drew ailing pilgrims from around Europe for what they believed to be its healing properties, archaeologists said Monday. ...more

September 23, 2008