An estate in a gated community on Steelwood Lake in Loxley, Ala., includes a long list of amenities, such as a pool and pool house, spacious his-and-her walk-in closets with built-ins, a sports bar, ...

The summer home of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad was once off-limits to ordinary Syrians. Now people are lining up to visit ...

Conservative members of Freedom Caucus have achieved a first. Starting Tuesday, they will comprise a majority of the Wyoming ...

GB News is talking to expats across Europe and the world who have exclusively revealed the best places to live, tips and tricks for moving abroad, and the potential pitfalls to avoid. This week, an ...

OUIDAH, Jan 12 — Clad in white and pink, Deborah Bossou, 25, blends vibrant song with dance as she immerses herself with fellow practitioners in Vodun, traditional voodoo celebrations in Benin. This ...

This weekend brought the traditional Vodun Days annual festival encompassing arts, culture and voodoo spirituality to the southern town of Ouidah, centre on the Sakpata Zoungbodji religious convent.

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Former Michigan Wolverine quarterback, reigning CFP national champion, and top 10 NFL draft pick JJ McCarthy seemingly has it all, and now you can add a swag lake house to that list. McCarthy and ...

From a slender home nestled into an infill site in Wisconsin to a micro home prototype in Indore, here are Dezeen's houses of the month for December. Other houses featured in our monthly roundup ...

Despite rising mortgage rates through much of 2024, recent indications show growing boldness among homebuyers heading into the new year. A report released Monday by the National Association of ...