On Merriam-Webster's words of the year
What's in a word?
humanities and social sciences
'Santa's finger bone' given to English monastery
Santa Claus' finger bone and a piece of the manger that served as Christ's crib were among the relics gifted to an English monastery, a new analysis of a medieval manuscript has revealed.
Trump admin won't call mass killing of Armenians genocide
The Trump administration still does not view the mass killing of Armenians from 1915-1923 as genocide, despite overwhelming bipartisan support by US lawmakers to formally recognize it as such.
Investigation finds possible mass grave sites from 1921 Tulsa race riots
A decades-long effort to recover mass burial plots from the 1921 Tulsa race riot has been spurred forward after an investigation found that two sites in the Oklahoma city may contain unmarked mass graves.
Biggest ever Roman shipwreck found in Mediterranean
Two thousand years ago, this ship was crossing the Mediterranean Sea full of its cargo of amphorae -- large terracotta pots that were used in the Roman Empire for transporting wine and olive oil.
Senate passes resolution to 'commemorate the Armenian Genocide'
The Senate on Thursday passed a resolution formally recognizing the mass killings of Armenians from 1915 to 1923 as genocide, a move the Turkish government has long opposed.
Archeologists unearth lost town in Ethiopia
Archeologists have unearthed the remains of a town from an influential but little-known ancient civilization in East Africa that sheds light on the origins of Christianity in Ethiopia.
'They' named as Merriam-Webster dictionary's word of year
The nonbinary pronoun "they" has been named Merriam-Webster's word of the year.
The most beautiful castles in Wales
Wales is home to more castles per square mile than anywhere on the planet, with over 600 found across this tiny, beautiful country.
Top non-native English-speaking destinations
If you're reading this story, the chances are you've got a pretty good grasp of English.
