Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.

When witnesses, whistleblowers and accusers die, it’s time to look at whether they have anything in common. Here is a list of some of the recent deaths.

ALEXANDRIA, La. (RNS and Verite News) — Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up deportations, the facility — which will hold unaccompanied minors and families — is situated beside an…

Bally Bagayoko, who was targeted by racist abuse after winning Saint-Denis mayorship, vows to tackle inequality to stem deepening divisions

Ambiguous media whining about "polarization" or "partisan tribalism" redirects attention away from the real cause of modern U.S. division: violent right wing extremism.

Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.

The newly endowed the Madeleine Fund for Women Artists is named after MCA Chicago director Madeleine Grynsztejn.

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the Fairness to Freedom Act of 2026, legislation to guarantee the right to legal representation for all individuals facing depo...

Podcast Episode · Uncanny Valley | WIRED · September 29 · 32m

"A blog about art crimes, illicit trafficking, forgery, art theft and cultural heritage protection."

I compiled key court filings from Jane Doe’s civil suit and a separate suit brought by one of the accused. Read them on Slip Opinion.

Home equity fintech firm Unlock has used deceptive marketing and confusing contract terms to hide that its "investment" agreements are actually illegal high-cost loans, according to a new proposed cla...

You can help a child in the hospital have a spook-tacular Halloween. Send a special card before the deadline.

Theaster Gates has gifted a vessel by David Drake to his descendants. The work stars in an exhibition of Gates's work about Drake at Gagosian.

A jury found that Meta—then Facebook—misled the public in statements about Cambridge Analytica and its policies on hate speech, violence and misinformation.

The Missouri senator and other Republicans made fools of themselves Tuesday. But that won’t stop them lying about—and trying to destroy—Donald Trump’s prosecutor.

Stoepranden zonder afrit, omgewaaide kliko's of fietsen op de stoep zijn obstakels voor rolstoelgebruikers in de stad. Ruim 10 jaar nadat het VN-verdrag ...

The Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum held a screening of I Bear Witness: The Untold Stories of American Race Riots on Saturday, Sept. 19. Tiffany Lee, an educator, hist...

In a historic reckoning at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, Gayle Jessup White — Jefferson and Sally Hemings’ Black descendant — buried her brother, Cedric “Dickie” Jessup Jr., as the graveyard’s first

Volunteers worked to clean up a long-forgotten cemetery where as many as 2,000 people may be buried.

The Attorney General’s office filed a motion Friday to intervene in the pending foreclosure sale for the property at 47-11 90th St. in Elmhurst.

On a scorching weekday afternoon in Buckhead, greenery surrounds a small, ivory-colored building with a cross-bearing steeple and stained-glass windows radiating the intense sunlight. The sign along t...

The U.S. Marshals Service says the guard members and federal agents are there to deter crime. Families say their presence is ineffective and unsettling for students.

The move aims to improve the tech group’s balance sheet health as AI spending soars