The Roanoke School Board renamed Stonewall Jackson Middle School after former railroad executive John P. Fishwick on Monday, abruptly ending a monthslong debate about whether a racially diverse ...

Authorities said Sunday they have determined that the man whose burned body was found on Stone Mountain outside Atlanta died by suicide. His parents gave the Stone Mountain Park Police a note ...

Authorities are investigating the death of a man whose burnt body was found near the top of Stone Mountain outside Atlanta. A spokesman for Stone Mountain Park Police said the adult body was ...

Charlottesville’s statues of Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, as well as a one of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and Shoshone interpreter Sacagawea ...

Mary Queen of Scots' death mask, her sapphire ring and a casket worth £1.5m have gone on show in Edinburgh. The historic artefacts form the centrepiece of a free exhibition giving fans a rare chance ...

At its heart, Pride is both a party and a protest. Here's a look at the event's roots and this year's events and themes.

Born in 1761, Marie Gresholtz, a maker of wax death masks, had modelled the author and philosopher Voltaire in 1777.