Is the first African-American woman to win a Nobel Prize. Wrote the libretto for the opera “Margaret Garner,” which premiered in 2005. 1955-1957 – Teaches at Texas Southern University. 1957-1964 – ...

The first issue of Playboy had no date in case there wasn’t a second issue. The Playboy message appeared in the 1953 premiere issue: “We like our apartment. We enjoy mixing up cocktails and an hors ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. October 1-2, 2025 – Yom Kippur begins at sundown on October 1 and ends at nightfall on October 2. The Day of Atonement is ...

Armstrong was adopted as a young child by his mother’s second husband, Terry Armstrong. Since its inception in 1997, the LIVESTRONG Foundation (formerly known as the Lance Armstrong Foundation) has ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Valley teen is spearheading a fight against the drug epidemic that he says is impacting his classmates and peers. Arcadia High School student Bennett Murphy started a nonprofit ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). ISIS aims to create an Islamic state called a caliphate across Iraq, Syria and beyond. The group implements Sharia Law, rooted in ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Narendra Modi, prime minister of India. June 1975 – Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposes a period of emergency as she faces a political crisis. Civil liberties ...

The memorial honors those killed on September 11, 2001, in all locations of the attack, as well as those killed on February 26, 1993, when terrorists set off a truck bomb in the basement of the World ...

FAIR OAKS, Calif. (KCRA) — Donald and Barbara Wulf celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows at their Fair Oaks home, inviting KCRA 3 and their loved ones to share the special ...

For many, it all starts with teeth. Whether it's pulling up to the school gates, grabbing the children from football or ...

Sometimes, when a friend from high school finds out that I write about money, they will tell me their retirement plan is to assume they won’t survive the inevitable climate apocalypse. This is always ...

WOBURN - A fast-food restaurant owner can create a small 8-person dining room for customers frequenting his small 900 square foot business in North Woburn by the One Stop Market. During last week’s ...