The story of the Astor family is one of immense fortune, ambition, tragedy, and scandal. It all began with John Jacob Astor, ...

Beautiful and native to North America, most plants in the aster family are considered wildflowers and offer the perfect burst of color in your yard when you want natural blooms you can find in the ...

Astor Place. The Waldorf-Astoria. Even if you're not a New Yorker, you've heard of these iconic places. You also probably know they're named for one very powerful family: the Astors. To this day ...

After the Titanic sunk with her husband John Jacob Astor IV aboard, Madeline Talmage Astor became a rich widow who often visited Palm Beach ...

Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. John Nelson is the retired curator of the Herbarium at ...

Descendants of Winston Churchill and New York's famous Astor family once lived there. The three-bedroom home, revamped with luxury modern finishes, is now on the market for $7 million. This New ...