What’s in a name? A lot it turns out. Matteo Bruni, a Vatican spokesman, told reporters on Thursday that Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost’s choice to be called Pope Leo XIV had been a clear and deliberate reference to the last Leo, who led during a difficult time for the Roman Catholic Church and helped marshal…
Two hikers were strolling in the foothills of the Krkonose Mountains in the Czech Republic in early February when they noticed something shiny peeking out of a stone wall. They pulled out what turned out to be an aluminum can, looked inside and found a small fortune. Inside was a treasure trove of 598 gold…
UK’s education review sparks interest in US classrooms over inclusivity and diversity. (Getty Images) As the United Kingdom prepares for a significant overhaul of its national curriculum, US education leaders are turning their attention to the planned reforms, hoping to draw lessons on how to address historical biases in the classroom. In a move that…
NEW DELHI: Two more exit polls for Delhi assembly elections, Axis My India and Today’s Chanakya, on Thursday predicted clean sweep for the Bharatiya Janata Party and placed Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) at a distant second. AAP has categorically dismissed the exit poll results stating that pollsters have “historically” underestimated its performance. Most…
The California Historical Society, facing longstanding financial challenges exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, has decided to dissolve and transfer its collections to Stanford University. The society, a private nonprofit organization established in 1871 and designated the state’s official historical society in 1979, is one of California’s oldest historical organizations. But unusually among state historical societies,…