In 1993, an incident that would shape occurred involving David Koresh, the leader of the Branch Davidian sect, who resided on a ranch near Waco, Texas. Koresh had amassed a substantial arsenal of ...

April 17 -- The children in David Koresh's Branch Davidian cult grew up believing they would die young — and on April 19, 1993, 25 of them did, perishing with their parents when the cult's complex ...

Nearly 25 years have passed since the horror in Waco, yet many still wonder how a cult like the Branch Davidians and leader David Koresh could hold such incredible influence over its followers.

WACO, Texas — Thirty-two years ago, the world watched a deadly standoff unfold just outside Waco, Texas — a siege that would leave 76 people dead and spark decades of debate, documentaries and ...

Novelist Bret Anthony Johnston was in his hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas, when the news came from outside Waco, about 300 miles away. A 51-day standoff between federal agents and followers of the ...

The late cult leader David Koresh. UPDATE 2:45: Adds reactions from Akin's campaign and Conway, and information about Akin's old arrest. The land bank sought to address abandoned properties in St.

Texas native Bret Anthony Johnston says he stitched a lot of Shakespeare references into his new novel, "We Burn Daylight," about star-crossed teen lovers during a siege in Waco. Johnston is the ...