Playing cards are an everyday object used for gambling and game playing the world over. But the familiar deck of cards conceals hidden meanings that have links to secret societies and the occult. Why ...

You probably have a couple decks of cards in your home. Chances are they are Bicycle playing cards, the most widely used brand in the world. They’re used at casino poker tables, in magic tricks and to ...

What began as a New Year’s celebration in 1992 became a decades-long mystery. Kimberly Duncan, a beloved mother of two, was ...

A deck of cards is one of those things that everyone comes into contact with from time to time. What else can be so small and simple and yet at the same time, so versatile? From serious and ...

Despite facial recognition and other leapfrogs in technology it seems cops are getting no better at cracking crime. For the past decade the share of murders that has gone unsolved has risen. Since the ...

Playing cards are known and used the world over—and almost every corner of the globe has laid claim to their invention. The Chinese assert the longest pedigree for card playing (the “game of leaves” ...

WALPOLE, N.H. >> On Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 7 p.m., Gejus van Diggele, a Dutch historian and collector, will present "Secondary Use of Playing Cards," in Walpole. Van Diggele will be coming from the ...

Florida officials are reviving an old initiative to solve cold cases by distributing thousands of playing cards in jails and prisons hoping it will help "generate new leads and insights from inmates," ...

Guinness World Record-holding cardstacker Bryan Berg has made a living stacking playing cards, and now he's here to help all of us learn some of the foundational tricks of the trade. Bryan explains ...