New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world. Early Roman Empire depiction of a Freedman and Freedwoman, 30-15 BCE. British Museum, London, UK.

The room we are in is locked. It is windowless and lit from above by a fluorescent bulb. In the hallway outside—two stories beneath the city of London—attendants in dark suits patrol silently, giving ...

The Princess Bride actor Cary Elwes, 63, attended Dead Man's Wire red carpet premiere in Los Angeles and looked every bit like a heartthrob. The actor donned a pin-stripped black suit with a black ...

Hollywood reactions to the death of Rob Reiner have been pouring in, and the cast of The Princess Bride is paying tribute to the late filmmaker. Reiner directed and co-produced the fantasy adventure ...

Mandy Patinkin lamented the loss of Rob and Michele Reiner as an “unthinkable tragedy” on Monday. Patinkin – who iconically starred in Reiner’s 1987 classic “The Princess Bride” – mourned his director ...

Underwater archaeologists announced Monday they had discovered the 2,000-year-old wreck of an ancient Egyptian pleasure boat off the coast of Alexandria. Divers found the vessel's hull, which was more ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

More than 1,000 words used as far back as 325BC to be collected for insight into past linguistic landscape It is not likely to be a hefty volume because the vast majority of the material has been lost ...

Guardian story helped to draw attention to planned hanging of Goli Kouhkan over death of abusive husband A child bride who was due to be executed this month in Iran over the death of her husband has ...

A Gorakhpur bride sought divorce just three days after her wedding, claiming her husband revealed his infertility on their wedding night. A medical report confirmed the groom's inability to father ...