A suburban Chicago man was convicted of first-degree murder after prosecutors said he stabbed a man more than 40 times, then tried to stage the scene to look like self-defense.

The nonprofit that oversees Wikipedia briefly enforced a 'read-only' mode on Thursday morning as users spotted code designed to delete articles and place Russian text in the edit summary.

Acknowledge the past. Repair the present. Build a future of dignity and justice. The transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans, which operated between the fifteenth and late nineteenth centuries, ...

Iranians are marking the end of the traditional 40-day mourning period for those killed during the height of the deadly state crackdown on mass protests last month with renewed public shows of dissent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lent, one of the five seasons on the Catholic liturgical calendar, begins this week and marks a 40‑day period of reflection and ...

Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection, marks the commencement of Lent, the most penitential season in the Christian calendar for Catholics and many other denominations. This period ...

Mardi Gras festivities wrap up this week, ending carnival season. Ash Wednesday is soon, signaling the start of 40 days of reflection and repentance known as Lent. Unlike fixed holidays, the dates for ...

Valentine’s Day candy is already hitting the clearance shelves, which means the next season on the calendar is here. As quickly as hearts and roses arrived, Christians around the world are preparing ...

In a surprise announcement at a live concert in Chennai, A. R. Rahman revealed he will be going on a 40-day digital detox. Sources say the break is intended to help him focus on completing work for ...

Valentine’s Day has always arrived with a tone that is half celebration, half inventory. Every February, the world seems to ask the same questions: Are you progressing correctly? Are you paired off, ...

An important religious time for millions of Christians across America is almost upon us. Lent, the annual season to prepare for the celebration of Easter, begins on Feb. 18, or Ash Wednesday. The ...