Sports scholar John Affleck talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the history of prob betting in American sports.

America’s pain problem requires compassion, common sense, and responsible regulation, not another cycle of unintended harm. Emily Stack is the senior director of policy at Moms for America and the ...

The U.S. and Russia together have 86.8% of the world's nuclear weapons as of 2025, with the rest split between seven other nations.

There have been many great R-rated thrillers released over the past 50 years, including the likes of Die Hard, Parasite, and ...

Hemani, which the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on March 2, the Trump administration is asking the justices to ...

One of the earliest references to sugar we have dates to 510BC, when Emperor Darius I of what was then Persia invaded India.

Philadelphia sued the Trump administration after it directed the Park Service to rip out a memorial to slavery. Elsewhere, ...

It is the story of Adolph Becker, his illegal liquor operation, his 1922 arrest, his short trial and his fate in the New Mexico legal system. It is the story of a Belen bootlegger and a “noble ...

A new documentary that explores the 156-year history of Old Forester, and its legacy in the Kentucky bourbon industry, was released this month.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL)-Freezing temperatures are expected during the early mornings, with afternoon highs gradually climbing above average. By Friday afternoon, temperatures will rise into the 60s. We ...

THORNTON, Ill. (WGN) — A Thornton distillery known for its deep ties to Al Capone and the Prohibition era has uncovered a striking new piece of its past, hidden for decades inside its walls. Employees ...

January 17, 1920 - Prohibition of alcohol began in the U.S. on Jan. 17, 1920, though it was already in effect in Nebraska. Voters had adopted a prohibitory amendment to the state constitution in 1917.