St Magnus Way, on Orkney Mainland, is dedicated to Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney — an influential trading and military outpost of the Norse (Scandinavian) kingdom at the end of the 11th century.

Long Island, New York residents Louis Tenedorio, left, and his wife, Cathy Tenedorio, embrace on by a memorial Bourbon Street and Canal Street in New Orleans, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, where their ...

High up in the top of London's St Paul's Cathedral sits a little-known object that demands attention - Sir Christopher Wren's highly intricate 1:25 scale model of one of his original Cathedral ...

Magnus Carlsen cleared the air about allegations of match-fixing, after clips of the former World Champion surfaced where he was seen contemplating playing out multiple draws to Ian Nepomniachtchi ...

Tributes have poured in for MMA fighter Hakaraia Wilson after his tragic death in New Zealand on New Year's Day. Wilson, a 26-year-old welterweight prospect, was in the New Zealand city of ...

NEW ORLEANS — At a Mass celebrated Sunday at New Orleans' St. Louis Cathedral, just blocks from where a man sped down Bourbon Street in a deadly attack early on New Year's Day, a church leader ...

Interference from his sport’s governing body over a trivial matter resulted in the world’s number one chess player, Magnus Carlsen, quitting a tournament in protest. The International Chess ...

(KNSI) – The year 2024 will go down as the warmest ever for both the Twin Cities region and St. Cloud. The National Weather Service put out the final update Wednesday, showing the average mean ...

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A woman reacts while leaving a Mass at the Bilbao Cathedral in Spain, March 24, 2023, where forgiveness was asked from victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. The Mass was ...

In a historic decision, Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi chose to share the 2024 World Blitz Championship title after a series of intense and closely-fought games in New York. Following a tie ...

Chess players were beside themselves when Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi decided to end the FIDE championship in a tie. The 2024 FIDE World Blitz Championship was played on the night of New ...