On August 23, 1989, 16-year-old Yusuf Hawkins was fatally shot after being chased by up to 30 white youths in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Hubert and Kalisa spent more than six years together and the zoo even made them a part of its Valentine's Day celebrations.

It may be cute, but the dumbo octopus is also tough — it can thrive in one of the harshest environments known to man, four miles below the surface of the ocean.

Researchers believe the tool was crafted by Homo erectus, making this only the second time they have found a non-stone tool made by this human ancestor.

The Proteus is expected to house up to 12 people with facilities that range from research labs to a built-in greenhouse — all under the ocean.

The flash flood of ash comes on the heels of a fire that scorched 119,000 acres of mountain land.

From Jay-Z to Oprah Winfrey, these Black billionaires all overcame incredible odds to get to where they are today.

The study's author says these structures built in the 4th century B.C. are the earliest known accessibility ramps ever discovered.

For 1,000 years, villagers have used fishing boats to trap whales in the bay before wading into the water to kill them by hand with knives.

The bull managed to leave a "Coke can-sized" hole in the hunter’s leg — but died shortly after.

In 11th-century Japan, Lady Murasaki Shikibu had a vision that inspired her to write a novel whose vivid scrolls survive to this day.