1973: Illinois Gov. Dan Walker signed the Illinois Lottery into law, marking the 10th state in the contiguous United States ...

Melissa Peterman and her husband, John Brady, have been married since 1999.

Pope Leo XIV’s journey to Turkey and Lebanon carries significant historical and diplomatic symbolism. His decision to make the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk his first stop immediately recalls the ...

Archbishop Roncalli also played an important humanitarian role in relation to other minority groups, particularly helping Jewish refugees from Poland flee their homeland during World War II. Statue of ...

How did the new pope win over his colleagues and what does he bring to the role from his upbringing in Chicago and his work in Peru? The Second Vatican Council, which concluded 60 years ago Dec. 8, ...

*Masika Kalysha is under fire after posting emotional photos from the funeral of her estranged husband, Jamar Champ. The reality star shared a 21-photo carousel on Instagram showing moments from the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral service was held Thursday at the Washington National Cathedral. The consequential and polarizing former vice president under Republican ...

John Legend’s twentieth-anniversary tour for his seminal debut album, Get Lifted, stopped at the Paramount Theatre on November 19, and it was a sold-out celebration of soul and storytelling. The ...

The beloved attorney and 'George' founder would have turned 65 on Nov. 25, 2025 Bettmann Archive/Getty John F. Kennedy Jr. was the second child and only son of President John F. Kennedy and his wife ...