When the sinking of the White Ship decimated England’s line of succession and threw the kingdom into chaos in 1120, one teenage girl was the only heir to the British throne left standing. Even with ...

Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837–1898), better known as Princess Sisi, became an icon of the Habsburg Empire when, at just 16 years old, she wed her first cousin, Emperor Franz Joseph, and ...

Mike Toole is the managing editor for CBS Boston. He has worked in the WBZ-TV newsroom for more than 20 years. He previously wrote and produced news and sports at WABC-TV in New York. Boston Mayor ...

Tim Wu’s “The Age of Extraction” is a dispiriting guide to the way Silicon Valley has warped our markets and our democracy. By Jennifer Szalai When you purchase an independently reviewed book through ...

The Louvre Museum in Paris became the scene of a meticulously planned daylight heist on Sunday morning, Oct. 19. Four helmeted men broke into the Galerie d’Apollon — home to France’s Crown Jewels — ...

Franz Xaver Winterhalter’s portrait of Empress Eugénie in court dress (c. 1853) But Empress Eugénie (née Eugénie de Montijo) had another fabulous diadem that was part of the French Crown Jewels on ...

BOSTON (AP) — Michelle Wu will run unopposed for mayor in Boston after a challenger didn’t garner enough votes to advance to the general election, the city’s election department announced Monday. Wu, ...

Q: My Empress Wu hosta has seed pods on the flower stems (see reader's photo). I would like to plant some of the seeds just to see if I can get them to germinate. I realize that the Empress Wu is most ...

Kai Schreiber, left front, opened the Jason Wu show. Her proud mother, Naomi Watts, watched from the front row. Reuters / Getty Images Jason Wu has fashion down to a fine art. The designer teamed with ...

Take a look at the Launch Trailer for Road to Empress, an action-adventure FMV narrative-driven game developed by New One Studio. Players will decide the fate of multiple people as the legendary ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, a frequent target of the Trump administration, advanced in Tuesday’s preliminary election and will face Josh Kraft, the son of the Patriots owner, in November. Wu, the city’s ...