Enter Pope Francis. The first Jesuit pope. The first from Latin America. It is, indeed, a historic moment for the papacy. Those who waited for a leader from the new Catholic world will no doubt be ...

Where did last names come from? This question raises an interesting topic. In history, there have been many notable figures with important names. Have you ever wondered where did surnames come from?

In "A Dictionary Of First Names," Patrick Hanks, a lexicographer, onomastician, and corpus linguist, and a team of authors have identified the origin and meaning of more than 6,000 first names. We ...

STAMFORD — Someone, finally, is telling the tale of Bull’s Head. It’s a busy spot in the geographic heart of Stamford where five thoroughfares — Long Ridge, High Ridge and Cold Spring roads, and ...