Hundreds of birds at a Queens live poultry market have succumbed to a new bird flu outbreak — less than two weeks after the ...

Racers dressed as a skyscraper, beekeeper and a chest of drawers were among dozens of runners in zany costumes zipping around a central London square with a frying pan in hand to celebrate Shrove ...

President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs are here, plunging the U.S. into an escalating trade war with China, Canada ...

The city of New Orleans might still be recovering from hosting the Super Bowl, but that’s not stopping the birthplace of jazz music from getting ready to celebrate it’s biggest annual holiday this ...

When someone thinks of Fasnacht, their imaginations may transport them to the hills of Helvetia, W.Va., where festival goers ...

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The Fat Tuesday dates for the next several years are as follows: ...

New Orleans is celebrating Lundi Gras festivities ahead of Rex, King of Carnival, and the Zulu King and Queen's arrival at the riverfront. It is tradition for both Rex, King of Carnival, and the Zulu ...

Pope Francis suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory insufficiency" and was put back on non-invasive mechanical ...

From the high-energy beats of Rio Carnival to St. Patrick’s festivities, and from the artistic escape of Art Moment to the ...

Agrarian societies, historically reliant on favorable conditions in nature for their survival, created these rituals to ward ...

Alex MacArthur reviews Oscar-nominated film “I’m Still Here,” which paints a picture of Brazil during its time under a ...