According to the U.S. Department of State, in 1789 George Washington began the tradition of taking the oath with a hand on the Bible. Presidents can choose another book, for example, John Quincy Adams ...

Last September, I crossed a dream trip off my bucket list. While I’d driven many sections of Route 66 over the years, I had never tackled the entire 2,448 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica in ...

A man who can recite all the verses in all the 66 books of the Bible, both from the Old and New Testament, from memory will be heading a Bible memorisation course at the California-based Shasta Bible ...

The start of the year offers ample chance to dive into a good book. From lighthearted reads to cure seasonal blues to novels that transport you to warmer climes, the criteria for a good book is ...

Rangers have paid tribute to the 66 football fans who died at Ibrox on this day in 1971 with a touching poem penned by the granddaughter of one of the victims. Scottish football's worst tragedy ...

Some of these titles, of course, include elements of other genres; in these cases, we’ve made judgment calls as to whether a book skews more “literary” or more “genre” and have placed ...

Another year, another stack of great books to read. Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review ...

A woman is charged with the murder of her 66-year-old husband, Hope Mills police said. Officers found Donald Roy Rutkowski dead during a wellness check around 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Islandview Drive ...