We all wish life could be a little bit like the movies, especially when the movie in question is The Holiday. With its cosy cottages, snowy countryside and Jude Law sitting in the local pub, the ...

Last year, during Hanukkah, on the Gaza front, a profound moment of unity and inspiration transpired when Col. Richard Kemp CBE, a distinguished figure with a storied military background, stood ...

Every December 12th, dawn in Mexico is marked by an iconic scene: the illuminated Basilica of Guadalupe, television cameras broadcasting live, and a choir of famous voices serenading the Virgin of ...

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The Africa Cup of Nations 2025 has taken center stage in December and early January, as 24 teams went to Morocco aiming to be crowned AFCON champs. Now only a handful remain in this brilliant ...

It’s that time of the year when PBS News Hour invites two of our regular literary critics, Ann Patchett and Maureen Corrigan, to highlight their favorite books of the year. Jeffrey Brown picks up the ...

The Chicago Manual of Style is an American English style guide published by the University of Chicago Press. The Manual’s guidelines for publishing, style and usage, and citations and indexes—known as ...

Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz of Agudas Achim Congregation in Coralville on Oct. 29. Hugenholtz, who was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, immigrated to serve the congregation in 2017. (Jim Slosiarek/The ...

Opal Suchata, the reigning 2025 Miss World, captivated the audience as she led the host nation's sports delegation during the opening ceremony of the 33rd SEA Games. Photos of the 22-year-old beauty ...

The viral life of a meaningless internet trend is a bizarre thing to witness, but few could have predicted it would reach such a fever pitch that it provoked an active US Vice President to publicly ...