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Harlem Festival Urban Activism
A man walks past a mural in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Community

50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissance

AUG. 19, 2024

Stonehenge Altar Stone
FILE - The world heritage site of Stonehenge is seen in Wiltshire, England on Dec. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

culture

Stonehenge’s ‘altar stone’ originally came from Scotland and not Wales, new research shows

AUG. 14, 2024

Mexico Hospital Celebration
Miztli Valencia, 15, attends the annual “Mis XV” or “My Fifteenth” birthday celebration for patients who are currently in treatment for a serious disease or have overcome cancer, at the Federico Gomez Children’s Hospital in Mexico City, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)

Community

How a Mexico City hospital transforms into a coming-of-age celebration for its patients

AUG. 12, 2024

Paris Olympics Street Art
Street artist Marko93 works on a piece during a live artistic performance at City Hall, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Jonathan Landrum)

culture

Street art pops up throughout Paris, adding some Olympic color to major landmarks

AUG. 8, 2024

Paris Olympics Artistic Gymnastics
Simone Biles, of United States, performs on the beam during the women's artistic gymnastics team finals at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Athletes

Everything Simone Biles did at the Paris Olympics was amplified. She thrived in the spotlight

AUG. 7, 2024

Stickball-America’s Oldest Game
Boys and girls, ages 10-13, vie for the ball or "towa," in the Pushmataha Division Finals of the World Series of Stickball, hosted by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Choctaw, Miss. The games are physically competitive contests between communities that historically were used to keep the tribe's warriors in shape for warfare and hunting. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

culture

This is one of the oldest games in North America. You’ve likely never heard of it

JULY 24, 2024

Native Americans Drumming
Mark Erickson, third from left, leads others in singing on the drum during an open drum and dance night at Minneapolis American Indian Center on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)

culture

Safeguarding the heartbeat: Native Americans in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition

JULY 23, 2024

The Tourist Olympics
FILE - Passengers in the back of a taxi film themselves as they leave the Eiffel Tower decorated with the Olympic rings ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Paris. The city itself will be one of the protagonists of the 2024 Olympics. That's why the Eiffel Tower and Seine River are featured just as prominently as Simone Biles or Katie Ledecky in NBC’s ads. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

culture

Athletes are as excited as regular visitors to be tourists in Paris during the Olympic Games

JULY 22, 2024

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A detail of Michelangelo's 16th century statue of David is seen on display at the Accademia gallery, in Florence, central Italy, March 18, 2024. AP PHOTO / ANDREW MEDICHINI

culture

Italy tries to protect its cultural heritage in fight for David’s image

APRIL 5, 2024

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culture

Freeze frames: Resourceful, creative visuals of old-school ice harvesting

FEB. 15, 2019

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