They didn’t come to America to establish freedom of religion, and they didn’t hate sex. Writer Lori Stokes helps clear up five myths on Puritans. (Video: Adriana Usero/The Washington Post) ...

Trump, indeed, echoed the Puritan witch hunts’ demonization and condemnation of women when he called Hillary Clinton, “evil” and deserving of being locked up; Kamala Harris, “a deranged ...

When four young girls from Salem Village began having mysterious fits in 1692, they accused Bishop of sending her spirit to ...

JOHN ENDECOTT, PURITAN; Founder of the Name and Fame of the Massachusetts Family. ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SALEM SETTLERS His Famous Pear Tree Still to be Seen on the Old Farm in Danvers -- The Family ...

Today’s Salem is a strange place, at once alluring and off-putting. This former haunt of terrified, grudge-holding (and doomed) Puritans bursts with witch museums, statues, tours, workshops ...

SALEM - A man died after a car crash in Salem Sunday evening. It happened on Puritan Road at 6:20 p.m. The badly damaged SUV could be seen in front of a home.

The Salem witch trials are more than just a historical curiosity. Explore how this chilling history teaches us about fear, power, and the consequences of mass paranoia.

In 1692 and 1693, the Salem witch trials were held in northeastern Massachusetts and led to the prosecution of more than 150 people.

The trials of Salem, a Puritan community in Massachusetts, lasted a little over a year, from February 1692 to May 1693.