More than 31 million people watched Michael Jackson's memorial service, but for some the celebrities who spoke or performed, it was a deeply personal event.
Vladimir Putin's elaborate personal train has remained shrouded in mystery, but leaked information has revealed it is not as ordinary or as you might expect.
The French wine industry enjoys a global reputation of excellence. But over a century ago, it almost collapsed for good, until a New World transplant saved it.
The fateful final voyage of OceanGate's Titan sub may have shocked the world, but the marine exploration community had seen the warning signs for years.
"Dakota" Fred Hurt gained reality TV fame on Discovery's "Gold Rush" franchise. He started mining late in life, but mined more gold in Alaska than some realize.
Being a pop star has its advantages, but getting pelted by foreign objects, bum-rushed by concertgoers, and otherwise assaulted onstage aren't among them.
Country music legend Johnny Cash's final interview was with MTV News' Kurt Loder on August 20, 2003, 23 days before his death. Here's why it was so chilling.
The legend of Prester John, king in the east, is one that instilled hope in early Christians and helped drive the Crusades, but it's likely the man was a myth.
Rudolph Valentino, Hollywood's "Latin Lover" and first male sex symbol, tragically died in 1926 at Polyclinic Hospital in Midtown Manhattan. Here's how.
Milan Kundera was born in the Czech Republic but had his citizenship revoked over political differences. Here's why 40 years later he regained his citizenship.
It seems like summers these days just keep getting hotter, and as it happens, they really are. But what if this continues, and just how hot can Earth get?
The cult formed under Charles Manson shocked the nation with their brutal murders in the 1960s. Here's which members of the Manson Family are still in prison.
Gravitational waves are one of the 21st century's biggest discoveries, and in 2023 we found they're all around us. Astronomers are excited, and so should you.
The news of Mikala Jones surfing death in July 2023 was tragic, but more than a decade earlier, he nearly drown after trying to catch a "big double-up" wave.
In Southeast Florida there's a limestone castle that was built by one man over 20 years. Today, Coral Castle is a tourist attraction that evokes wonder.