A new three-part Doubletake series revisits the 2013 kidnapping and death of American aid worker Kayla Mueller at the hands of ISIS. Doubletake host Les Sillars talks with WORLD's Jenny Rough, who spent two years reporting the story and says it's as much about her parents' faith as it is about Kayla.
ESSAY | What the Odyssey can teach us about being human
The 1994 Montreal Expos had the best record in baseball when a players’ strike canceled the rest of the season. The team never recovered. WORLD’s Kristen Flavin reports.
From the streets of New Orleans to the Mississippi riverboats, Louis Armstrong developed a sound that still shapes popular music. WORLD’s Myrna Brown reports.
WORLD History Book: Two radar-equipped ships detected each other and still collided, killing 51—but an extraordinary rescue saved more than 1,600 in what one diver calls a miracle. WORLD’s Kristen Flavin reports.
Was America founded as a Christian nation? Historian John Fea argues the founders left a complex legacy of faith that still shapes today's debates. WORLD's Emma Eicher has the story.
The Oklahoma City bombing claimed 168 lives in 1995. For firefighter Chris Fields, its hidden toll emerged years later. WORLD's Abby Young reports.
As Route 66 turns 100, the highway is thriving again as travelers rediscover small-town America. WORLD’s Mary Muncy traces its comeback in this week’s WORLD History Book.
Peter Francisco was known in his lifetime as George Washington’s One-Man Army–but what if the stories aren’t true?
Becoming a Gettysburg battlefield guide means months of study and a nearly 90 percent failure rate. The payoff for visitors: a history buff who has earned the privilege of telling one of America’s defining stories. WORLD’s Emma Eicher reports.
