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Durian fruit is perhaps most notorious for its potent smell. But if you can get over that, it makes for a delicious treat. Here's how to prepare one.

What made the occasion controversial, indeed historic, was the Church’s acceptance of Gene Robinson as the first openly-gay bishop in all of Christendom.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Arlington National Cemetery rests on 639 acres overlooking the nation’s Capital from the south side of the Potomac River. For many of the more than 3 million

In 2003 the Episcopal Church consecrated Robinson as the first openly-gay bishop in all of Christendom. Death threats followed, but so did a shift in the relationship between the LGBTQ community and the church.

The aging reformed mobster who has admitted stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in "The Wizard of Oz" gave into the temptation of "one last score" after an old mob associate led him to believe the famous shoes were adorned with real jewels

A Dictionary of Kanienkéha (Mohawk) with Connections to the Past will be published by the University of Toronto Press in March. The resource is already arousing the interest of community members who work with the language.

As the 2024 presidential election kicks off, Smithsonian curators are looking for memorabilia to document the cycle.

This is a former president of the United States saying its fine for presidents to act like dictators.

Mention “Happy Days” to TV viewers of a certain age (raises hand), and the first thing they remember might be not an episode or a scene or a