In a move to prop up his 19-year-old's limping grades, a concerned father hauled an additional desk into her childhood bedroom. No matter that her first desk was gathering dust and that she lived ...

Almost 38 years ago, playwright and Miami native Sandra Riley took a job teaching and directing drama at a U.S. Army base in Japan. Immersed in the history and culture of a strange new land, she ...

PORTO NOVO, Benin (AP) — A traditional mask festival in Porto Novo, Benin, showcases the country’s unique face masks and full-body costumes, that are tied to ancient customs and traditions. Once ...

Archaeologists have long known that complex societies can unravel with startling speed, but a growing body of evidence suggests at least one ancient culture reached a level of sophistication that ...