Creole in Louisiana: A Ubiquitous Culture Remains Hard to Define 

“Creole isn’t about a specific skin tone or country, it’s about a culture,” said Mona Lisa Saloy, author of the poetry collection Black Creole Chronicles

Beatles Top Charts Again as 'Now And Then' Breaks Records 

The Beatles returned to the top of the U

Weekend Box Office Muted Without 'Dune: Part Two'

The North American box office had one of its slowest weekends of the year, due in large part to Dune: Part Two's absence from the lineup

Paris Palestinian Exhibit Casts Eerily Prescient Spotlight on War in Gaza

The photos of property are neatly lined up, looking — at first glance — like a classic window display at any real estate agency

Spanish Soccer Official Who Kissed Unwilling Star Player Is Banned for Three Years

The Spanish soccer official who provoked a players' rebellion and reckoning on gender when he kissed an unwilling star player on the lips at the Women's World Cup final trophy ceremony was banned for three years on Monday by the sport's global govern[..]

Drought in Brazil's Amazon Reveals Ancient Engravings

An extreme drought in parts of the Amazon has led to a dramatic drop in water levels in the river, exposing dozens of usually submerged rock formations with carvings of human forms that may date back some 2,000 years

What’s That Bar Band Playing 'Jumpin’ Jack Flash'? Oh, it’s the Rolling Stones!

Those miracles of modern science, the Rolling Stones, celebrated the release of their first album of original music in 18 years with a Manhattan club gig on Thursday

Billie Jean King Still Globetrotting in Support of Investment, Equity in Women's Sports

Billie Jean King is still globetrotting in support of more investment and equity in women's sports

Taylor Swift's 'The Eras Tour' Dances to No. 1 at Box Office

Movie theaters turned into concert venues this weekend as Swifties brought their dance moves and friendship bracelets to multiplexes across the country

Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks Mark UNESCO World Heritage Designation

For 400 years, Indigenous North Americans flocked to a group of ceremonial sites in what is present-day Ohio to celebrate their culture and honor their dead

IOC Bans Russian Olympic Committee Effective Immediately

The International Olympic Committee, or IOC, on Thursday banned the Russian Olympic Committee after the ROC recognized regional organizations from four annexed Ukrainian territories

25 Years After Murder 'Laramie Project' Stages Reading in Wyoming

It has been 25 years since the body of Matthew Shepard was discovered in Laramie, Wyoming

Jailed Iranian Women’s Activist Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Human rights campaigners across the world welcomed the awarding of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize to Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian women’s rights campaigner who is jailed in Tehran

Largest Hindu Temple Outside India in Modern Era in US

If stones could talk, sing and tell stories, Yogi Trivedi believes the marble and limestone that adorn the spires, pillars and archways of the stunning Hindu temple in central New Jersey would compose a paean to the divine

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Iran’s Jailed Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian women’s and human rights activist who is imprisoned in the Islamic republic