The late Iranian Supreme Leader suppressed a determined grassroots struggle for self-determination—often with crushing ...

Hero and martyr to some, villain and oppressor to others, reactions to Ali Khamenei’s death mirror deeper fault lines within the Muslim world.

As Iran’s second supreme leader, he brutally crushed dissent at home and expanded Iran’s footprint abroad, challenging Saudi ...

He named a wartime commander, Ali Larijani, to run affairs in his absence. And he readied his followers for what was to come. In his final address on February 16th he invoked the defining tragedy of ...

The killing of Khamenei, 86, in a US-Israeli attack has brought new urgency to the question of who will be the next Supreme Leader, a long-simmering issue over which there had been no clarity ...

Ms. Morrison, who wrote “Beloved” and “Song of Solomon,” was the first African-American woman to win the Nobel in literature.

The day Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, the Iranian government called for 40 days of public mourning in line with Shiite ...

Every day of Yankees spring training this year, a player or coach is featured sharing his favorite foods, movies, cartoons, etc. Also, they reveal three people, dead or alive, they’d like to invite to ...

Two of the world’s greatest boxers once spent time on Hilton Head Island, but not to fight each other. Here are their stories ...

Muhammad Ali, a boxing legend who transcended the world of sport, was an outspoken and larger-than-life figure both inside and outside of the ring. Ali was born January 17, 1942, in Louisville, ...

Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor in "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now," has died. What was the cause of death? Which ...