Ruth Handler, who co-founded Mattel with her husband, Elliot Handler, and Harold Matson in 1945, noticed her daughter, Barbara, playing with paper dolls and dreaming about what kind of woman she would ...

"Every day has a history attached to it — some quiet, some dramatic. What happened on September 25 that still echoes in time? On this date, explorers, lawmakers, leaders and everyday people left marks ...

The fantastical world of Pokémon owes much to natural history. Its creator, Satoshi Tajiri, wanted to recreate his childhood hobby of insect collecting in virtual form. Lead artist Ken Sugimori drew ...

ROCK SPRINGS, WYO — Towering plateaus dotted with sage brush and roaming wild horses surround the desert town of Rock Springs, Wyoming, with a population of about 23,000. A short drive from Main ...

Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestinian Authority, addressing the UN General Assembly in October 1995. He was the first president of the State of Palestine ...

Vows of silence and humanist beliefs led European clerics to create new communication methods for the deaf 500 years ago. Charles-Michel de L'Épée teaching the hearing impaired in his Paris institute.

One of the foundational stories in American history is that of Lewis and Clark's two-year expedition that began in 1805, from Missouri to the Oregon coast and back, and the Native American teenager ...

A hunter stumbled across the bloody carcasses of 11 dead cattle on a logging road near Quesnel earlier this week, sparking an investigation into what caused the gruesome deaths. The owner of the ...

The 2025 Ryder Cup tees off this week at the Black Course of Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York. The Team USA vs. Team Europe tournament is bi-annual and returning for the 45th edition this ...

Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or ...

Examining the stats, history and achievements of 15 standout first-year players in their debut NBA season. Steve Aschburner A look back at some of Shaquille O'Neal's rookie season highlights in ...