Asked to evaluate his son's abilities as an intellectual, the elder Edison said that he was, “absolutely illiterate, ...

Thomas Edison's incandescent light bulb, patented in 1880, made electric lighting practical, affordable, and long-lasting. It ...

Hello, and welcome back to This Week in History! Writing this column always feels like an adventure, especially after returning from nearly a two-month break.

Happy Collecting! Building upon his work with the telegraph and telephone, Thomas Edison, in 1877, conceived of a device to record sound. He began by experimenting with embossing sound vibrations onto ...

MEGHAN Markle's estranged father Thomas has revealed he is quitting America - and fears he will never meet his grandchildren. The esteemed former lighting director has plans to relocate this year ...

Gofundme A Utah family is grieving the loss of a young mother, who died of a heart condition days after Christmas and just over a week after giving birth to twins. Morgan Aubrey Hughes ...

Thomas the Tank Engine became a household name thanks to the long-running children's TV series Thomas & Friends. Now, just a few years after the show went off the air, its creator Britt Allcroft ...

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will not face a federal investigation into allegations of ethics violations, the U.S. Judicial Conference announced Thursday. The decision follows calls from ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children's television series Thomas & Friends, has passed away at the age of 81. Allcroft, from Worthing, England, produced several shows for British ...

By Isabella Kwai Britt Allcroft, a British producer, director and writer who adapted the antics of a cheerful, impetuous locomotive into a TV series, “Thomas & Friends,” which became a ...

Vets and scientists have welcomed the “hugely significant” birth of a calf using IVF, saying it could accelerate the dairy industry’s journey to net zero. The calf, named Hilda, is part the ...

Judicial Conference rejects referral of Justice Thomas to DOJ Thomas amended financial disclosures after ProPublica reports Constitutional questions cited in decision against DOJ referral Judicial ...