A fresh look at Drake’s voyages, dispelling the myths and uncovering some brutal truths. Show more For centuries, Sir Francis Drake has been celebrated as a national hero - the first Englishman ...

An earlier coat of arms chosen by Pope Francis since his episcopal consecration carved in the sand of the beach of Platamona. In that shield is traced a mitre, placed between gold and silver ...

The crash happened Friday night on San Geronimo Valley Road, south of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol. Arriving officers found an SUV that had slammed into ...

"The lid was then placed on the zinc coffin, along with Francis’ cross and coat of arms and a plaque with the Pope's name and the duration of his life and Petrine ministry, while psalms were ...

A moment of history is unfolding in the Vatican City as an estimated 1.4 billion Catholics are preparing to bid farewell to Pope Francis during his final journey today. The surprising trend ...

It was the main road into the San Geronimo Valley until Sir Francis Drake Boulevard was built in 1955. Today, San Geronimo Valley Drive is the first left-hand turn when coming down the hill from ...

A rarity. A Jesuit Pope? An impossibility. A humble Jesuit Pope? A miracle!” Pope Francis’s pontificate has been both improbable, and in its own way, miraculous. From his first public words ...

Four Marin County teenagers were killed and two others critically injured in an SUV crash Friday night in rural West Marin, California Highway Patrol officials confirmed. All six occupants of the ...

Drake softball on May 7 topped Murray State, 8-2, to advance to the second round of the 2025 Missouri Valley Conference softball tournament. The No. 8-seed Bulldogs got off to a hot start, scoring ...

Prince William and President Donald Trump sparked a social media debate by wearing blue suits instead of black clothing to ...

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was anointed as the Pope, he chose to rename himself as Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval saint who founded the Franciscans, one of the largest ...