Today in History for Nov. 17: In 1558, Queen Mary I, known as Bloody Mary, who tried to return Protestant Britain to Catholicism, died. She was succeeded by her half-sister, Elizabeth I, who ended the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - While Cleveland is about to embark on a serious look of what its downtown lakefront could become, Detroit asked that question for its latest new park— and answered it by asking its ...

Rep. John Smithee retires after 40 years representing the Texas Panhandle, ending one of the longest legislative careers in state history.