RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil is having a moment. Celebrities and record numbers of tourists donning green, yellow and blue are flooding into the country. Brazilian culture — from its Oscar-nominated films to funk music — is taking the world by storm. Global fashion brands and influencers ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — There's something about the American road trip. It has been memorialized in books like Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" and satirized in movies like "National Lampoon's Vacation." It primarily consists of hours upon hours of driving that should be boring — but somehow ...
NEWPORT — Perry County Council of the Arts’ 12th annual Juried Exhibition is on display at Landis House, 67 N. Fourth St., Newport, now through Nov. 20, 2026. A public reception and celebration will be held on Friday, Oct. 16, from 6 to 8 p.m., with awards announced at 7 p.m. ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) America is nearing the 250th anniversary of its revolutionary birth, the Declaration of Independence. July 4, 2026, will mark a milestone – and a time for reflection. Yet as fascination with America's founding endures, controversy colors how the revolution is taught across the United States. From contested efforts by The New York Times "1619 Project" to put slavery at the center of America's story, to attempts to limit teaching about race and racism, ...
Baby "Isaiah" Iron Cloud Baby "Isaiah" Iron Cloud was born at 2:33 p.m., June 25, 2026 at UPMC, Wexford, Pa. At birth, he weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces. Parents are Isaac Iron Cloud and Lauren Griffiths. Grandparents are Russ and Kimberly. The parents deliberately chose the name, ...
