James Slater was born in Durham, North Carolina. His father was employed at Duke University. His mother, who is ...

The Sea Captain’s Wife” is a riveting tale about the journey of a clipper ship from New York to San Francisco in 1856.

China has upped its demands and is now pushing for state-owned ship operator Cosco to get a controlling stake in a $22.8 ...

Beijing threatened to block the BlackRock-led deal to buy ports unless state-owned Cosco gets a majority stake.

The News Herald has been documenting Bay County's lost communities, or "ghost towns." Here's an interactive map of over 20 of ...

Venezuela is swiftly becoming ground zero of President Trump’s America First reshaping of US foreign policy. The United ...

The memory of state repression has divided Chilean society ahead of the presidential runoff on Sunday, in which the far-right ...

First came the French. A syndicate led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, the diplomat who had led construction of the Suez Canal, ...

Notable people born on this day include Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and actor John Malkovitch.

Bhag Singh’s grandson Darshan Singh Deol is on a mission to piece together his grandfather's lost legacy, seeking official ...

Hundreds of veterans who served in the Panama Canal Zone are being denied disability compensation for toxic exposure during their service.