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William Tecumseh Sherman’s army could virtually smell the sea. The changing terrain and vegetation as they neared Savannah suggested that they were fast…

After issuing an order to replace George Thomas at Nashville with John Scofield, on Friday, December 9, 1864 Grant suspended the order when informed that…

The changes adopted today at a two-day meeting in Monaco include a new Olympic channel. They are all part of biggest change in decades to the International Olympic Committee.

There's not much evidence that radiation increases survival in older women with early-stage breast cancer, but doctors are still prescribing it. It can be hard to get doctors to change protocols.

The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has assembled one of the largest exhibits of Goya's artwork ever seen in the U.S. His paintings, prints and drawings range in technique from exquisitely refined to raw.

The United Nations Children's Fund says that an estimated 230 million children around the world live in countries where there are armed conflicts.

The call by national organizations representing fraternities and sororities comes after the magazine acknowledged "discrepancies" in its story on gang rape. The story had prompted the suspensions.

The rate for early elective delivery for women covered by Medicaid has fallen since 2007. Still, the early births remain common and are a potential source of health trouble for mothers and babies.

The White House says the report "could lead to a greater risk" to U.S. facilities and individuals around the world, but that the president supported the Senate's release scheduled for Tuesday.

We revisit with author Pat Conroy, whose book, "The Death of Santini," is out in paperback this month.