As chronicled in the Sagas of Icelanders, Norwegian sailors (often called Vikings), founded two small colonies near the ...

When Erik the Red, the father of Leif Erikson, was banished from Iceland in 982, it’s said he called the island Greenland in ...

Greenland became a Danish colony, around the time the concept of America was brewing in the minds of British colonists to the ...

Marine Atlantic has entered into a five-year agreement with Stena for the charter of a large ferry that will increase capacity on the Cabot Strait between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.

American history is filled with dramatic stories, legendary figures, and incredible events that have been repeated so often they’re accepted […] ...

Bay Ridge residents mourn the loss of two neighborhood staples. The Leif Irish Pub and Emphasis Diner are closing after ...

Amidst the talks of ‘US takeover of Greenland’, here is a brief history of Greenland, which is a rare meeting place of Norse ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 9—MITCHELL — The second semester of the school year at St. John Paul II Elementary School got underway earlier this week, and ...

The USS Enterprise was an impossible dream rendered in fiberglass. Designed for Star Trek, it looked like a creation straight out of creator Gene Roddenberry’s imagination: Twin nacelles—those long, ...

GEO-82, inspired by the beloved ride, is set to open this year and will offer reservations for park guests ages 21 and older, according to a post on the official Disney Parks Blog. The new adults-only ...

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is in New York to face drug trafficking charges following his capture during an overnight military attack by the United States, and amid his travel to America, he ...

A fearless mother leaped off a Carnival cruise dock to rescue her 4-year-old daughter, who slipped and became trapped between the ship and the pier. The wily child “briefly walked away from her mother ...