Imagine this: You're 17 and have never left home. Your father and uncle, merchants who have been absent your whole life, return home before they set off again on their next trip. Only this time ...

BRIAN LOCKHART Marco Polo is considered one of the first, maybe the original, true explorer. The Venetian-born merchant travelled the Silk Road into the heart of China between the years 1271 ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed he's the acting administrator at USAID and expressed his concerns with the agency on Monday. Rubio will depart on his first foreign trip to visit countries ...

Gradually, fireworks became less utilitarian and more an expression of celebration. Once the Italians got their hands on them — after Marco Polo brought them home from his travels in the Orient in ...

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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Secretary of State, appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in ...

The island is believed to be the birthplace of Marco Polo, and a visit to the Marco Polo House in Korčula Town offers insight into his life and travels. Korčula is also known for its traditional ...