Zimbabwean tycoon killed in helicopter crash had cultivated presidents as friends

Forensic experts are working to identify bodies from a helicopter crash that killed Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, ...

UConn back on top of the Big East preseason poll, led by preseason Player of the Year Sarah Strong

UConn is again atop the preseason poll in the Big East. The Huskies have won the regular-season conference title 25 times and ...

Italian soccer chief Malagò faces election inquiry and Euro 2032 stadium issues

Giovanni Malagò, president of the Italian soccer federation, is facing an inquiry by the Italian Olympic Committee. The ...

Pitt's Pat Narduzzi and Virginia Tech's James Franklin have met before, just not quite like this

Pittsburgh's Pat Narduzzi and Virginia Tech's James Franklin meet again when the unbeaten Panthers and Hokies play Friday.

Up-and-down progress of voting rights in America has been shaped by these 10 key moments

This amendment, ratified in July 1971, lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. The argument was simple — a person who is old enough to be drafted for military service is also old ...

Nina Simone, Langston Hughes and their forgotten creative collaboration

As a Langston Hughes scholar, I’ve spent the past six years documenting Hughes’ largely overlooked friendship with Simone. I explore the creative bond they shared in my newest book, “Don’t Let Me Be ...