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The late Rev. Jesse Jackson will not lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda after a request for the commemoration was denied by the House Speaker Mike Johnson’s ...

Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. (left) and Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, tell the Indiana House Ways and ...

This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy February 18, 2026 Yesterday, I shared signs that the resistance to ...

Jesse Jackson, a historic civil rights activist and Greenville, South Carolina, native, died at 84 after a prolonged struggle ...

The Billy Graham Library in Charlotte reopened this week with an addition to “The Journey of Faith” tour exhibit and displays highlighting historic moments from the late evangelist’s global ministry.

Billy Joel made a New Year's surprise return to the stage for the first time since revealing he was diagnosed with the brain disorder known as normal pressure hydrocephalus. The "Vienna" singer paid a ...

Billy Joel returned to the stage for the first time since revealing his brain-disorder diagnosis, performing a surprise two-song set alongside a Billy Joel cover band at a Florida village amphitheater ...

Bardot was the last living woman mentioned in the song ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP via Getty; Emma McIntyre/Getty Brigitte Bardot has died at age 91 Bardot was one of the 59 people mentioned by name in Billy ...

Billy Porter is on the mend. The actor, 56, took to social media to share a health update after a scary battle with sepsis. “I’m here first and foremost to say happy holidays, Merry Christmas, happy ...