The Washington Post

Frederick Gulden, 86, an architect who was dubbed "the last American in Vietnam" when he was stranded in the country for 15 months after the U.S. military withdrew, died of...

Barbara A. Ringer had just graduated from Columbia University law school in 1949 when she joined the Copyright Office at the Library of Congress. Within a few years, she set...

To followers of hip-hop and soul, Idris Elba is Driis, the alter ego he adopts as a DJ and musical artist. But to fans of "The Wire" and "The Office,"...

A professor with his nose deep in a library archive in London has stumbled upon 47 previously unknown letters from, to and about Benjamin Franklin. The sensational find, announced in...

A professor with his nose deep in a library archive in London has stumbled upon 47 previously unknown letters from, to and about Benjamin Franklin. The sensational find, announced in...

A globe-spanning UN digital library seeking to display and explain the wealth of all human cultures has gone into operation on the Internet, serving up mankind's accumulated knowledge in seven...

We knew vinegar had many uses, but the tips we recently found on the Vinegar Institute's Web site (versatilevinegar.org) sent us running to buy a larger bottle of white distilled...

A new study concludes that children can become addicted to playing video games, with some youths skimping on homework, lying about how much they play and struggling, without success, when...

The Army last month stopped accepting felons and recent drug abusers into its ranks as the nation's economic downturn helped its recruiting, allowing it to reverse a decline in recruiting...

President Barack Obama was forced to confront long-standing resentment of U.S. dominance of Latin America as he told regional leaders here Friday evening that his administration seeks an "equal partnership"...