WHY DID DEMOCRATS FIGHT SO LONG — BEFORE CAVING? The government shutdown lasted 40 days before Senate Democrats abandoned the filibuster that closed offices, left workers without paychecks, threatened ...

Jon Stewart is livid at the Democrats for caving on the government shutdown. After 41 days, a small group of Democratic senators crossed party lines to end the shutdown, without receiving any ...

This story is part of a series. View the other stories here. Mountains aren’t just solid stone. Beneath their austere foundation, spaces wind deep into the earth — places people have long explored.

A number of Democratic representatives on Sunday vented they do not support their Senate colleagues “caving” on a deal to end the government shutdown if it excludes an extension to Affordable Care Act ...

Archaeologists hunting for a sacred well beneath the ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula have accidentally discovered a trove of more than 150 ritual objects—untouched for ...

Democrats are tearing into members of their own party after a centrist coalition broke ranks Sunday night and agreed to vote on legislation to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The ...

In the village of al-Latamna in Hama's countryside, 63-year-old Syrian Rajaa Izzo lives with her family in a cave carved into a rocky hillside - the same shelter that protected her from bombardment ...

The Democratic Party is better than the Republican Party because it has members who will cave, which is the word hyperpartisan Democrats use for those who think for themselves and apply practicality ...

What began as a simple trip across a quiet field turned into a descent into the unknown. Beneath a farmer’s land, explorers found a deep cave filled with underground rivers, slick mud, and 30-foot ...

Explore the bedrock of Ireland with a visit to these secret, historic and spooky spots along the island's 3,000 miles of enchanting coastline. Situated on the cliffs of Rathlin Island, County Antrim, ...

THREE cave explorers snoozed to save their energy as rescuers urgently dug to free them after a flash flood trapped them underground. Andrew Perry, 47, Darryl McDowell, 52, and David Bedford, 21, were ...