A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them ...

To truly understand the U.S., you must look past Washington D.C. and the White House and delve ... bison on the North Dakota and Kansas state seals or scattering flowers like the Seminole woman does ...

To truly understand the U.S., you must look past Washington D.C. and the White ... Dakota and Kansas state seals or scattering flowers like the Seminole woman does on the Florida seal.

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...

St. John died in a building behind the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral on Capitol Hill. The room where he died is a ...

“Salus populi suprema lex esto,” Missouri’s motto appearing on the state seal and flag ... of the extreme dark mornings in mid-winter. In Kansas City, permanent Daylight Saving would ...

After the pope has died, the camerlengo, or chamberlain, must certify the death and seal the ... voting session. Black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney means no decision; white smoke signals ...

The highly anticipated NBA clash between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors didn’t ... a pair of unreleased sneakers in a sleek white, black and neon green design.

Now, it’s “annulled,” or marked in such a way that it can’t be used as a seal. This is the name given ... of coal tar), and sulfur to produce black smoke. But if there is a winner, the ...