What do Pope Benedict XVI, Barack Obama, Naftali Bennett, and Hosni Mubarak all have in common? Yes, they were all political leaders in the early 21st century, but this column is about names, not poli ...

The translation of ancient Assyrian writing into modern languages was a challenge that had long vexed historians. Three ...

The Memphis Grizzlies got a strong performance from Desmond Bane against the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. Bane had one of his best game of the season, but it wasn't enough against a high ...

Born about 600 BCE in what is now southwestern Iran, Cyrus “the Great” is considered the founder of the Persian Achaemenid empire. He is remembered as “the Great” to distinguish him from his ...

Are you on the prowl for new movie night options? Disney Plus is following up its Moana 2 drop with Mufasa: The Lion King. The prequel to Disney's 2019 Lion King remake will let out a roar on ...

Virat Kohli has arrived in Bengaluru for the 2025 IPL season, ready to support RCB under new captain Rajat Patidar. The season opener against KKR is set for March 22. Kohli expressed confidence in ...

Blake Bozeman, 31, was shot and killed around 11:50 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, inside a bar in the 1300 block of H Street NE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Bozeman, who ...

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Archaeologists from the British Museum and Iraq have uncovered over 200 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets at Girsu, shedding ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sacramento Kings center Jonas Valanciunas (17) is ...

They date back to the Akkad period (2300BC-2150BC), which, Rey tells The Art Newspaper, was “an extremely important period in Mesopotamian history—featuring charismatic kings such as Naram-Sin ...