Portland City Council has approved a $3.75 million settlement with the family of an unarmed black man who was shot and killed ...

A mass grave with 14th-century skeletons possibly linked to the Black Death was recently discovered at the Tower of London, ...

A millionaire American trophy hunter was gored to death by a Cape buffalo during a hunting trip in South Africa, Metro reported. Asher Watkins, 52, was pursuing a 1.3-tonne Cape buffalo bull in the 50 ...

The Black Death, dying out in the 17th century, lost the fight. The last great epidemic was in 1670 - after that smallpox took over as the number one infectious disease killer.

The Black Death did not impact Europe equally, a recent study suggests. Based on clues from pollen, experts have found the plague had little effect in some parts of the continent despite killing ...