'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.
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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.
A history of the plague in China, from ancient times to Mao -- and now
First, they felt pain all over their body.
Middle-aged black adults see rise in opioid deaths
About 48,000 people lost their lives to opioids in 2017, the latest year for which complete data is available, according to a new study. Synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, accounted for almost two-thirds of those deaths.
'Mrs. Fletcher' is a rare coming-of-middle-age story
"Mrs. Fletcher" takes a concept that sounds like a snooze and turns it into an unexpectedly absorbing limited series. Give much of the credit to "The Leftovers" producer-writer Tom Perrotta -- adapting his book -- and star Kathryn Hahn, who throws her all into a role distinguished by its lack of clear definition.
Scientists try to crack mysterious case of medieval skeleton
When human remains from the 10th century were unearthed beneath Prague Castle in 1928, the discovery was shrouded in mystery that still persists today. Now, scientists are trying to figure out the identity of the man that caused such debate.
World's most beautiful castles
What is it about castles that fascinates so many people around the globe?
Death rates climbing among young and middle-age US adults
Death rates appear to be rising among young and middle-age adults in the United States, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
Long-lost medieval chess piece fetches $929K at auction
A £5 ($6) purchase turned into a major windfall for one family following an auction in London on Tuesday.
Trump calls border wall a 'medieval solution' that works
President Donald Trump dug in Wednesday on his demand for border wall funding and sought to project a unified Republican front as he took to Capitol Hill to shore up the GOP caucus.
