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A pair of Indiana firefighters were hailed for their quiet act of patriotism when they returned an American flag that had been blown from one man’s balcony. Cody McLeod and Brian Haskell, two firefighters with the South Bend Fire Department, stopped during a cruise through a quaint neighborhood when they spotted an American flag torn … Read more
Over two decades, Valerie Mercer has built a collection that asserts that the entire history of American art must include African American artists. Courtesy of the Detroit Institute of Arts When the Detroit Institute of Arts unveiled its newly reinstalled galleries dedicated to African American art last fall, the most significant change wasn’t just organizational, … Read more
SEATTLE — Famed mountaineer Jim Whitaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, has died. He was 97 years old. Whitaker, who also served as the retailer REI’s first full-time employee and then as its president and CEO, died Tuesday at his home in Port Townsend, Wash., according to a statement from his family. Jim … Read more
The new Jamie Dimon Initiative deepens JPMorgan’s long-term efforts to expand opportunity and strengthen America’s communities. Photo by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for the American Business Forum Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan, has been warning for years that the American Dream is fading. Now, the country’s largest bank is rolling out a rescue program. The American … Read more
Keke Palmer is balancing work with mom life and bringing her son along for the ride. The actress was recently in Hawaii for a guest mentor appearance on American Idol, which filmed part of its “Ohana round” at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa with performances set against a beach backdrop. Earlier this week, Palmer … Read more
The Pretty Reckless have announced their new album ‘Dear God’ with the thrashy lead single ‘When I Wake Up’ – listen below. The New York band, led by Taylor Momsen, will release their fifth studio album via Fearless Records on June 26 and you can pre-order your copy here. The record will include their 2025 single ‘For I Am Death’, and now they … Read more
The 2026 Whitney Biennial 2026 runs through August. Darian DiCianno/BFA.com If the Whitney Biennial takes the temperature of American art—and of the society that produces it—the cacophony of fragments, relics and semi-fictional or dystopian allusions in this edition captures the fractured sense of reality and dissociation defining the present moment, as the great narratives that … Read more
Washington– The Pentagon on Tuesday identified four of the six American soldiers killed in the first hours of the war with Iran. and Captain Cody A. Khorek, 35, of Winter Haven, Fla.; Sgt. First Class Noah’s. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minn.; And Sgt. … Read more
The Great American Rescue Bowl, the event formerly known as the Kitten Bowl, returns Sunday, Feb. 8, at noon ET on Great American Family with a two-hour showcase of adoptable kittens, puppies, cats and dogs competing on a miniature gridiron. The fourth annual edition under its current name features host Beth Stern and first-time sideline … Read more