Isabel Wilkerson stands out as one of the few Black individuals honoured in a field predominantly celebrated by whites. In 1994, at the age of 33, Wilkerson received a Pulitzer Prize for individual reporting for her coverage of the Midwestern floods and a poignant story about a 10-year-old boy taking care of his siblings. Isabel […]
Former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024, was known for his simple and modest way of life. Carter, the first U.S. president to reach 100 years, will be remembered in a funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on January 9, 2025. President Joe […]
Wildfire smoke isn’t just a problem for people living near fires. Right now, strong winds are blowing smoke from fires near Pacific Palisades, the Pasadena foothills, and Simi Valley all across Southern California, causing bad air quality. This smoke can make your eyes, nose, throat, and lungs feel irritated and might carry harmful stuff that […]
Maurizio Cattelan’s viral artwork, Comedian—a banana duct-taped to a wall—has sold for an astonishing $6.2 million (£4.9 million) at Sotheby’s in New York, shattering pre-sale expectations that estimated its value at one-fourth of the final price. The winning bid came from Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, who outpaced six other bidders to secure the piece. […]
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and seven others, including his nephew Sagar Adani, were indicted in New York on Wednesday by U.S. prosecutors for their alleged involvement in a multi-billion-dollar bribery and fraud scheme. The charges center on securing contracts to develop a major solar power plant in India. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) alleges […]
