Colin Scanlon

Politics and power sometimes take a backseat to family drama.

Though it’s not often that the paranormal and legal intersect, the line between hauntings and hearings has occasionally been blurred. These five cases used “spectral evidence” to render verdicts.

From tragic factory fires to toxic food scandals, some safety laws we may take for granted today actually have some pretty unsettling backstories.

 These infamous prisoners unexpectedly validate the adage “where there’s a will, there’s a way.”

First they made history, then they vanished from it. 

While their images might not be immortalized on dollar bills or their stories ingrained into every high school syllabus, these lesser-known figures nonetheless played critical roles in the shaping of the American Revolution.

The Vietnam War was a highly controversial conflict. We break down some of the most common questions about the war, from why the U.S. entered the conflict to who ultimately won.

While they might not have been old enough to drive, they were old enough to steer history.