Hernán Cortés toppled the Aztecs, winning Mexico for Spain. His trash-strewn resting place reflects how the conquest is still ...

Long before Spanish conquest, the Aztecs built one of the most advanced civilizations in the Americas. From engineering to warfare, their empire reshaped Central America.

The Aztec Empire is among the most famous Mesoamerican societies that existed before the arrival of Europeans. Formed by ...

The founder of the GirlsDoPorn website, Michael James Pratt, has been sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for sex trafficking. Pratt pleaded guilty to using force, fraud, and coercion to recruit ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Rupert Murdoch’s family has reached a deal to end the years-long succession battle over the mogul’s media empire. The deal, announced by News Corp on Monday, will see eldest son Lachlan Murdoch take ...

Rupert Murdoch's family has reached a deal on control of the 94-year-old mogul's media empire after his death, ensuring no change in direction at Fox News, the most popular network for President ...

The Murdoch family has finally landed on a resolution to a messy, multiyear succession fight over control of its sizable media empire. Under a new blockbuster deal, Lachlan Murdoch, the son of Rupert ...

San Diego State’s men’s basketball team released its schedule on Monday. They have six non-conference home games, which is nice. But, this year there’s no big-time program like Gonzaga coming to ...

A tenant in the Inland Empire was arrested in the killing of her landlord. The investigation began as a missing person’s report and led officials from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department to ...

Lachlan Murdoch will take control of a new family trust in a deal worth $3.3 billion, ensuring that his father’s media empire will retain its conservative slant. By Jim Rutenberg and Jonathan Mahler ...