The Latest Breaking News from Calvin Coolidge

In the topsy-turvy world he has created, criminal charges against the former president may be just the boost he needs, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

They don’t get much attention, but middle names often have special meanings, as this quiz shows.

A North Dakota woman who found the animal by the road planned to release him in the wild, but he was seized and euthanized

A woman sitting next to President Calvin Coolidge at a dinner party once told him she had made a bet that she could get him to say more than two words.

The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in American history — and remains relevant

While the great majority of U.S presidents have been wealthy, the coveted role in the Oval Office doesn’t necessarily translate to big dollars. Some of the presidents with the lowest net worth came from humble beginnings: Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson and James Garfield were born in wood cabins.

Many of the health guru's inventions would fail to find FDA approval today, but a few were ahead of their time