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A seashell found in a French cave appears to have been modified by prehistoric people so that it could be used like a trumpet, making it a new addition to the Stone Age orchestra.

Laika the dog began her life as a stray on the streets of Moscow, but attained a level of immortality as she became the first living being to orbit the…

In 1919, a robber hijacked a taxi, known then as a jitney, and left the gagged-and-bound driver in the woods.Folks said the case reminded them of Diamond…

Yale University, which has had the map since the 1960s, confirmed this month what some have been arguing for decades.

The final evacuation flight brought to a close the longest war in U.S. history. The withdrawal leaves the future of Afghanistan in disarray and uncertainty under renewed Taliban rule.

This year, the Grammys has not 1 but 2 "global" categories. But 7 of the nominees come from just 2 countries: Benin and Nigeria. It's part of a Grammy pattern of focusing on a short list of nations.

Present-day residents of Ashland, Ore., are accustomed to weekly garbage collection. There was a time when it was an annual event.On March 26, 1914, The…

The Library of Congress chose 25 titles considered "audio treasures worthy of preservation" to join the National Recording Registry collection.

In 1971, internationally known, realist painter Geoffrey Lewis his wife and four children moved from San Francisco to Ashland Ore.Lewis had paintings in…

In 1936, the gold miner Slim Damon accidently shot himself while prospecting in Curry County’s Mule Creek Canyon in Southern Oregon.He was picking on a…