In 1796, when slavery remained both legal and common in New York, a white man named Aquila Giles set out to free Hannah, a 30-year-old woman he enslaved, and her daughter, Abigail, who was about 5.

As federal immigration agents descended on Minneapolis last month, residents deployed mutual aid to protect their neighbors.

Davao freedivers Mary Salamanca and Geneva Ramos turn Samal’s coral reefs into a stage for viral underwater burlesque and art ...

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years. The social video platform company signed ...

As Rolling Stone previously and dutifully reported, it had been more than 1,300 days since Harry Styles released new music before he returned on Thursday evening with new single, “Aperture.” The ...

It’s out with the old and in with the new in Times Square this year as the famous New Year’s Eve ball drop rings in 2026 with a dazzling new ball — the largest in the history of an event that started ...

Brighton native and Toronto Blue Jays infielder Ernie Clement has been making his rounds in Buffalo in recent weeks, from slamming a drum before a Buffalo Sabres game and trading jerseys with Buffalo ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture. It’s a big week for new TV shows, though the majority of the ...

For a holiday week, Netflix’s new releases lineup doesn’t have quite the volume you might expect, but that’s probably because they’re making way for one of the biggest Netflix shows of them all: the ...

We'll be presenting at AWRA in Westminster, CO next week... would like to connect if you're there! Nicholas Guthro presents Quantifying the Effects of Urban Outdoor Water Reduction Policies in the ...

New World at one point had over a million concurrent players on Steam, but will no longer get new content updates in 2026 Amazon Amazon Game Studios MMO New World Amazon Game Studios has announced ...