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As President Takes Oath, 4 Challenges for South Africa’s New Government
New York Times· 7 hours agoPresident Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa is scheduled to be sworn in on Wednesday for a second...
Blake Lively Explains Friend Taylor Swift's Connection to Her New Movie “It Ends with Us”
People via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTaylor Swift writes songs “from such personal experiences and vulnerability,” says Blake Lively...
Lynn Conway was a trans woman in tech − and underappreciated for decades after she helped launch the...
Houston Chronicle· 18 minutes agoIn 1968, IBM – a company that now covers its logo in a rainbow flag each June for Pride Month – fired Conway, who died on June 9, 2024, at 86, when she expressed her intention to transition.
Solstices brought Mayan communities together, using monuments shaped by science and religion – and...
Houston Chronicle· 18 minutes agoEds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. For 11 generations, the Mayan ruler’s dynasty had ruled Copan, a city-state near today’s border between Honduras and Guatemala ...
Billy Ray Cyrus Accuses Ex Firerose of Isolating Him From Family
E! News via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoBilly Ray Cyrus filed new legal documents accusing estranged wife Firerose of "conducting a...
Which candidates stood out at Indian River County taxpayers jam-packed sheriff's debate?
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThe barrages will continue through Aug. 20’s Republican primary, when a sheriff will be elected. No...
Paying reparations for slavery is possible – based on a study of federal compensation to farmers,...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 34 minutes agoSince the 1930s, the federal government has made payments to victims of financial hardships and...
Anthony Fauci on contradicting Trump, combating COVID and becoming a hero − and a villain
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoHe wrote his memoir in part to encourage young people to go into public service, although his ...
Book Review: The Indispensables: The Diverse Soldier-Mariners Who Shaped The Country, Formed The...
The Chattanoogan· 18 hours agoPatrick K. O'Donnell has written 13 narrative histories about war, many of them bestsellers, based on diaries, interviews with participants and experts, records in obscure libraries, and < ...
This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...