The Babylonian bridal auction, described by Greek historian Herodotus in the 5th century BC, is regarded as one of the ...

This episode traces the Ottoman Empire’s final years, from the Young Turks and wartime catastrophe to Allied occupation, partition plans, and the nationalist movement that replaced the sultan with a ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The White House on Friday urged the largest U.S. electric grid to conduct an emergency power auction to protect against rolling blackouts as energy demand from data ...

The Trump administration is pressing the nation’s largest electric grid operator to conduct an emergency power auction as part of a broader effort to make tech giants cover soaring data center power ...

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — There are major plans underway for a once controversial corner in downtown Fredericksburg. A permanent memorial is planned for the site of the former slave auction block.

With just 36 built, each with a unique and glamorous history, the Ferrari 250 GTO has long been the Mount Everest of collector cars. But you don’t have to look through a logbook or old magazines to ...

In “Captives and Companions,” Justin Marozzi traces the stories of the eunuchs, harem women and forced laborers who underwrote empires in Asia and North Africa. By Thomas Meaney Thomas Meaney is the ...

Damon Dash’s film rights are heading to auction as New York and New Jersey aggressively pursue tax debts. The court-approved auction follows years of litigation and mounting debts, including a $4 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Historical Association has reclaimed a series of sketches by American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell, spending a whopping $7.25 million at auction on Friday.

FILE - Artist Norman Rockwell, right and his wife Molly, left, in his last public appearance at a 'Norman Rockwell Day' parade in Stockbridge, Mass., Nov. 9, 1978. (AP Photo, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — ...