and George Washington Carver, a world-renowned plant scientist and ISU’s first African American student. Norman Borlaug, who earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for developing wheat varieties ...

In the wake of The Informer’s 60th anniversary, and 198 years of the Black press, the legacy newspaper dons an enduring commitment to supporting the local community beyond weekly print editions ...

George Washington, while “Columbia” refers to explorer Christopher Columbus, who is credited with discovering the Americas in 1492. The Gulf of America name change has been limited in its ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Crowds forming in the middle of Preston Avenue in Charlottesville on Saturday afternoon might ...

The Missouri legislature is overstepping their mandate as elected officials by disregarding the constitution of the state in attempts to override the vote expressing the will and intent of the ...

A US Senator wants to replace Andrew Jackson, who kept scores of slaves at his Tennessee plantation, on the front of the $20 ...

Kaivon Washington, 18, Casen Carver, 18, and Desmond Carter, 17, are charged with first-degree rape and video voyeurism. Carver and Carter claimed they never raped Brooks and that the injuries ...

Jenna Bush Hager has been part of the TODAY family since 2009, but she’s been part of another famous family for far longer.

The change comes five months after the initial name, BOS Nation FC, and marketing campaign, with the slogan “Too many balls,” drew outrage from fans. It’s slated to debut in 2026 along with ...

He had 12 children, including five sons all named George Edward Foreman, and also named one of his daughters Georgetta. Explaining the name choice for his sons on his website, Foreman said ...

When labor and delivery nurse Jen Hamilton was pregnant, she felt a big push toward the name Aspen. “I was certain he would be an outdoorsy boy like his dad and brother,” Hamilton, who lives ...

Carver’s family support worker Doris Dedrick said her position helps students and families who are homeless, getting evicted or do not have heat or water. “We do the ugly work that nobody ...