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In Black columnist’s firing, advocates fear decreasing diversity, vital perspectives in news media

As the founding global opinion editor for The Washington Post, Karen Attiah believed her job had always been about assessing world affairs in a way that elevated a diverse range of perspectives. “I’m not just a columnist,” she recently said. But last week, the Post’s only Black female opinion writer revealed she had been fired […]

OCT. 2, 2025

Florida was a top destination for immigrants who came to the US under Biden

After Paola Freites was allowed into the U.S. in 2024, she and her husband settled in Florida, drawn by warm temperatures, a large Latino community and the ease of finding employment and housing. They were among hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to the state in recent years as immigration surged under former President Joe Biden. No […]

OCT. 1, 2025

Worship leader Sean Feucht mismanaged millions in ministry funds, former associates say

The star of Sean Feucht — once a little-known conservative Christian worship leader and musician — began to climb in 2020 as he challenged government restrictions brought on by the coronavirus’ tightening grip on the world. At well-attended protest concerts that brazenly flouted social distancing rules, he became a poster child against public health regulations curtailing in-person […]

SEPT. 30, 2025

Why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show will be a landmark moment for Puerto Rico

Crowds wore maga flowers and “pavas” — straw hats traditionally worn by jíbaros, Puerto Rican rural farmers. They drank Medalla beer and danced salsa. Over the course of a 31-date residency at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Bad Bunny worked a miracle, inspiring patriotism in the hearts of a proud Boricua people, […]

SEPT. 30, 2025

Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. Merriam-Webster adds over 5,000 words to ‘Collegiate’ dictionary

Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new words, including “petrichor,” “teraflop,” “dumbphone” and “ghost kitchen.” The 12th edition of “Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary” comes 22 years after the book’s last hard-copy update and […]

SEPT. 25, 2025

Streaming is overtaking theaters for movie watchers, an AP-NORC poll finds

Americans are more likely to watch newly released movies from the comfort of their own homes instead of heading out to a theater, according to a new poll. About three-quarters of U.S. adults said they watched a new movie on streaming instead of in the theater at least once in the past year, according to […]

SEPT. 25, 2025

What are Gaelic games and how are they producing NFL hopefuls in kicking and punting?

Ireland’s indigenous sports are called Gaelic games, and Gaelic football in particular features kicking skills that can transfer to American football via placekicking and punting. A growing number of Gaelic football players are giving American football a shot, either through college programs or the NFL’s international player pathway program. Before the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Minnesota Vikings at Croke Park in the first regular-season NFL […]

SEPT. 24, 2025

Jordan Peele’s ‘Him’ delves into Faustian bargains. What are you willing to sacrifice?

Since it first premiered in 1926, F.W. Murnau’s “Faust” has been lauded as one of the greatest silent films ever made. And in the century that’s followed, striking a deal with the devil has been one of cinema’s most enduring tropes. “Him,” the Jordan Peele-produced horror film reaching theaters Friday, is the latest testament to the fact that, in […]

SEPT. 18, 2025

Portugal’s Isaac Nader is the out-of-nowhere winner of men’s 1,500 meters at world championships

Even avid track fans might have checked their programs when that blur of red and green on the far outside started streaking to the lead with the finish line in sight. This year’s out-of-nowhere winner of the men’s 1,500 meters hails from Portugal. It’s Isaac Nader, who ran five wide down the stretch Wednesday night […]

SEPT. 17, 2025

Many sports fans are unhappy with how much it costs to watch their games, an AP-NORC poll finds

For many dedicated sports fans, keeping up with their favorite teams has become a juggling act. Activate an NFL package in August, unsubscribe after the Super Bowl and before the NBA playoffs get underway, then subscribe to the NBA’s service. Grudgingly keep paying the cable bill because it’s the only way to get the local […]

SEPT. 16, 2025

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SEPT. 15, 2025

A US Orthodox influencer spoke against Russia’s war. Then she was ousted as a nun

Before 2022, Sister Vassa Larin was best known as an Orthodox nun who taught thousands on YouTube about saints and holy days. She became one of the most prominent female intellectuals in Orthodoxy — widely respected within the highly patriarchal religion where all clergy and bishops are male. Then Russia invaded Ukraine. Larin publicly opposed it. Eventually […]

SEPT. 11, 2025