Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people.

Expanded capacity added in the past few years at schools like Liberty Elementary have helped relieve some of the overcrowding. A parent of a student in Fayette County Public Schools is expressing ...

The Victorian parliament has passed a bill that could enable children to be jailed for life for committing some violent crimes. The Justice Legislation Amendment (Community Safety) Bill passed the ...

They’re famously thought of as a buttoned up prudish bunch, but we all know they loved to bump uglies as much as anyone today. Were the spanking punishments of boarding schools really the origins of ...

As energy costs continue to soar, households across the country are desperately searching for methods to keep their homes warm without turning up the thermostat and sending their energy bills through ...

While Corporal punishment has been banned in most states in the U.S. since the mid-1990s, a number still allow it in schools, predominantly those in the Southeast. In some states, while inflicting ...

Florida has changed how corporal punishment can be used in its public schools, requiring parents to give approval before the practice is administered. House Bill 1255, passed this spring, mandates ...

A collection of haunting Victorian mug shots featuring UK criminals from a bygone age has gone on display for the first time. The striking black-and-white images include a 14-year-old boy who was ...

A quick warning — today’s episode is about the death penalty and includes talk about recent executions and methods. Capital punishment is a priority of the Trump administration, with the Deep South at ...

It's that time of year again, when we start hearing about some of the great fantasy football punishments being served before another new season gets underway in a few months. On Saturday, we got wind ...