One of the ships, Revenge, the former flagship of Sir Francis Drake, did otherwise. It was under the command of Sir Richard Grenville, who ‘went berserk’, ‘valuing the world as nothing’, as the ...

Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected Thursday as the next pope, is partially descended from Creole ...

Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, has Black family roots in New Orleans, ...

Leo Francis Drake, age 99, of Adrian, died Monday, May 5, 2025, at ProMedica Hickman Hospital. He was born September 17, 1925, in Hudson, MI to Leland Forest and Una (Neddinien) Drake. Leo served his ...

The Godfather movie series follow the Corleone family, with this ill-fated criminal empire spanning decades across Italy and ...

Pope Leo XIV, who is the first American pope in history, has lineage among “free people of color” in the U.S. dating back to ...

Pope Francis broke several barriers as the first pope from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first not born or raised in Europe since the 8th-century Syrian Pope Gregory ...

Cole Harbour Place says it’s closing its saunas because of a variety of concerns, including medical emergencies, misuse that is posing a fire risk and patrons engaging in “sexual misconduct.” The Nova ...

Thomas Doughty was beheaded in Patagonia by Drake in 1578. Doughty’s brother, John, commenced murder proceedings against Drake upon their return to England. After establishing his locus standi, ...

Three people are dead and three more are hospitalized with serious injuries after a Volkswagen Tiguan hit a tree on San Geronimo Valley Road just west of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard shortly before ...

Made in the Bay Area and being shown on the big screen, local filmmakers discuss being featured at SFFilm Festival this year.