Fueled by an unprecedented volume of convert baptisms, global membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints surged last year to over 17.8 million members. In total, the church added ...

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This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. The discovery of a nearly 2,000-year-old Roman sailor’s tombstone wasn’t much of an excavation. It started as a backyard cleanup at a New Orleans home ...

From shimmering and embossed covers to boatloads of bonus features, it’s hard to beat the prestige of owning a physical Blu-ray copy of your favorite films – and that’s before considering the image ...