When Alex Palou won the pole at the Indianapolis 500, setting the fastest four-lap average speed in history at 234.217 miles per hour, his mind was on something more than the top starting position for the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” During an
U.S. Army Cpl. Luther Herschel Story helped bring light to the Republic of Korea. The light of freedom, opportunity — actual physical illumination. The conflict between light and darkness has been a metaphor for the battle of good vs. evil at least
An American tourist reportedly has lost her leg after being bitten by a shark while vacationing in Turks and Caicos. The 22-year-old female from Connecticut and a friend were snorkeling in the waters off the all-inclusive Blue Haven Resort on Providenciales island
Katy Perry is set to quit American Idol over being made to look like the “nasty judge”, reports say. The Firework singer, 38, felt like she had been “thrown under the bus by producers” after she was accused of “bullying” and “mum-shaming”
Taylor Swift’s song ‘The Man’ can help to save lives, according to the American Heart Association. The organization has posted on Instagram urging people to ‘Be The Man’ if they spot someone collapsing because it says Swift’s 2019 hit song has just
The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton on this day in history, May 21, 1881. Nurse Clarissa Harlowe “Clara” Barton was born on Christmas Day, 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts, the American Red Cross website notes. She spent her early
Some of the greatest horses that have competed in the Triple Crown series have set record wins at the Preakness Stakes in Maryland. Since its founding in 1873, the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore has undergone several changes but
WNBA star Brittney Griner intends to stand for the national anthem during the upcoming season after spending nearly 10 months in a Russian prison, according to her agent. Griner made headlines last week when she returned to game action with the Phoenix
Dr. Nettie Stevens broke down barriers for women and opened up doors of knowledge for all humankind. She decoded the science between the two genders. A pioneering cytogeneticist and researcher at Bryn Mawr College, outside Philadelphia, Stevens discovered in 1905 that sex
The famed Preakness Stakes is the second race of the Triple Crown. It is run two weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks before the final event of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes. The event commenced in 1873, but has