Somewhere over the rainbow 48 million years ago, a happy little blue bird flew—until it soared over a lake belching toxic gases and died. The lake’s sediments then entombed the bird’s body, ...

Memphis filmmaker Craig Brewer's new movie, "Song Sung Blue," opens in theaters in Memphis and across the U.S. and Canada on Christmas Day. Here's some information that might be helpful or interesting ...

Left: Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman in director Craig Brewer's "Song Sung Blue." (Courtesy Sarah Shatz/Focus Features) Right: Timothée Chalamet in director Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme." (Courtesy A24) ...

Why is healthcare so expensive in Vermont? BlueCross BlueShield says it’s, in part, the sheer cost of services from the biggest hospitals. BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont headquarters in Berlin and ...

President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to send federal military forces to Minneapolis in response to protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in the ...

January 14, 2026 • What began two weeks ago as a demonstration against an economic crisis has become a broader antigovernment movement, in cities and towns across Iran.Iran’s authoritarian government ...

January 14, 2026 • Protests are sweeping Iran and the government is cracking down hard, fearing the uprisings pose a threat to the theocratic regime. There is an internet blackout in the country ...

Egyptian blue is known as the world’s oldest artificial pigment, first used more than 4,500 years ago, found on wall paintings at Luxor and sculptures recovered from the Parthenon. The hue comes from ...

The Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy leads the fight against alarmist environmental, energy, and climate policies, while promoting sound solutions grounded in individual ...

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December 7, 2025, The Second Sunday of Advent: This Sunday’s Gospel reading offers us the perfect lesson for this second week of Advent. John the Baptist is preaching along the Jordan River, and ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford has shown that the shape and orientation of coastlines significantly influenced extinction patterns for animals living in the shallow oceans ...