Month: May 2025

A British-South African endurance swimmer is closing in on the finish line of his 62-mile swim around Martha’s Vineyard

Despite being nearly wiped off the map by the remnants of Hurricane Helene, tiny Chimney Rock Village in North Carolina had optimistically predicted it would be open for business by … Read More

Flamingos, pelicans, herons and parrots are just a few of the wild birds that call Miami home

The best young spellers in the English language are set to compete at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year

A sheriff’s office says a woman and her adult daughter have been arrested after an infant died at an illegal day care they were running in central California

She was a prominent feminist and author of the 1960s and ’70s.

Members of different LGBTQ and transgender communities are descending on the nation’s capital with plans for celebrations, parades, concerts and more

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S. citizen who is also a foreign head … Read More

The U.S. military spent more than $6 billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, in what’s been a growing campaign to counter enlistment shortfalls

One initiative distributes laptops in rural Iowa