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Historian Mary Beard says many of our popular notions about the empire are based on culture — like the play Julius Caesar or the film Gladiator — rather than fact. Her new book is called SPQR.

The company says its Prime Air service will someday deliver packages up to five pounds in 30 minutes or less using small drones.

The teens are expected to be sentenced in January. A ruling on the accused ringleader, 31-year-old Yosef Haim Ben-David, has been delayed.

The Atlantic's Eleanor Smith delves into the science behind many purchases, including the tricks retailers use to persuade you.

ABC will air "It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown" Monday night. On the classic Christmas cartoon's golden anniversary, NPR explores what makes this ageless special endure.

After losing jobs and people for half a century, the region in upstate New York is finally growing again. Refugees may be one reason why: Roughly 10,000 have resettled in the area since 2003.

The students' articles, published by the Los Angeles Times, helped to bring attention to whether the energy firm misled investors and the public about the risks associated with climate change.

Two brothers blew themselves up in the Brussels bombings this week. There were also fraternal links in the Boston Marathon bombing, the Charlie Hebdo attacks and the rampage in Paris last November.

Social-emotional skills? Growth mindset? Grit? To see how students are doing in important areas beyond reading and math ... there's a survey for that.

If one's true love bought everything mentioned in the song, "The 12 Days of Christmas," it would cost more than $34,000, according to PNC Wealth Management's annual Christmas Price Index.