On the anniversary of the 13-day siege leading to a famous battle for Texas independence, the Alamo Trust is announcing a ...

On Feb. 23, 1836, soldiers under the command of Mexican President General Antonio López de Santa Anna began their assault on ...

Surrender is one of the most essential rules in international humanitarian law. Don't expect it any time soon in the Middle ...

Five of the six players could contribute to the Eagles' chances of winning the Super Bowl on Sunday. However, Dean was placed on injured reserve earlier in the season and will not be able to play ...

About 150 defenders holed up in the Alamo, and the rest is not just legend, but history. Santa Anna did indeed signal that his force of more than a thousand would give no quarter. William Barret ...

At the stroke of noon on February 15, 1965, Canada’s red and white maple leaf flag was raised for the very first time on Parliament Hill. On the same day in 1996, National Flag of Canada Day was ...

Alice Gibbs is a Newsweek Senior Internet Trends & Culture Reporter based in the U.K. For the last two years she has specialized in viral trends and internet news, with a particular focus on ...

For decades the hippie enclave Arcata has flown three flags at a Veterans Memorial in a plaza at the center of town: one for California, one for the United States, and one for earth. But over the ...

A rumor circulating online in early February 2025 claimed U.S. President Donald Trump's administration replaced the standard 50-star U.S. flag with a nine-star flag on government websites.

Effective Feb. 28, Microsoft is axing a VPN service that comes with the Microsoft Defender app for Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers. "Our goal is to ensure you and your family remain ...