Sri Lanka closed schools in the capital, Colombo, and its suburbs on Monday as heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of ...

Several countries disputed origins of Columbus, the divisive explorer who led Spanish-funded expeditions from the 1490s ...

Columbus Day is in honor of the day Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas in 1492, but some people question the holiday's origins.

The first encounter between Aztec emperor Montezuma and conquistador Hernando Cortés took place on Nov. 8, 1519 -- the latter ...

Since 1937, the U.S. has observed the holiday on the second Monday of the month, commemorating the explorer’s 1492 arrival in ...

Recent studies reveal Christopher Columbus as a Sephardic Jew, solving an age-old mystery about his origins. Key highlights ...

U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris is announcing a plan to give Black men more economic opportunities and other chances to ...

Researchers who study Columbus say the purported findings are of only limited significance, even if true: DNA evidence would ...

Spanish scientists have made a fascinating discovery through a new genetic study, suggesting that famed explorer Christopher ...