TODAY is Monday, September 30, the 273rd day of 2013. There are 92 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1791 - Mozart's opera Die Zauberfloete (The Magic Flute) premieres in ...

Nearly 4000 years ago, and 1500 years before Pompeii was buried by volcanic ash, the Bronze Age city of Akrotiri was ...

One of the most dangerous faults in the United States, the Cascadia Subduction Zone, may be able to trigger an earthquake on ...

Located on the island of Sicily, in Italy, Mount Etna is one of the world's most active volcanoes. Documentation of its many ...

The author’s ‘dream of a life in words’ came true in the Turkish megacity — and its underbelly captured her heart ...

The most decorated player in Sacramento Republic FC’s history is retiring. Rodrigo “RoRo” Lopez, a midfielder and captain who was the club’s first-ever signing as an expansion franchise in 2014, ...

We will remember October 7, 2023, as one of the most dramatic and important days in the history of the Middle East. Hamas ...

That shutdown lasted for more than a month, with widespread effects. The Federal Aviation Administration was understaffed, causing flight cancellations, and federal workers missed two paychecks. The ...

The New York Red Bulls have missed the playoffs for the first time in 15 seasons. But while that postseason streak may seem ...

The Dominican Republic is on the northern edge of the Caribbean tectonic plate, bordering the North American one. This ...

A series of small earthquakes in rural Perthshire roused locals from their beds on Monday morning. The 3.3 magnitude quake was recorded 3km under Loch Lyon near Bridge of Orchy, forty miles west of ...

The Point Arena Lighthouse rises majestically from its windswept perch in Mendocino County, a gleaming white sentinel that’s been guiding sailors safely past treacherous waters since the 1800s while ...