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Hilery Gobert and his livestock guardian dog, Bella, at Driftwood Farm in Iowa, Louisiana. Bella protects the farm's animals from predators like coyotes.

These small Black-owned farms are growing crops with the climate in mind

Across the Gulf South, small Black-owned farms are finding ways to use climate-friendly practices to grow crops while also addressing long-standing injustices.

Walt Whitman, gay love and a posthumous novel

Gay rights pioneer Arnie Kantrowitz shelved dreams of publishing his novel. Three years after his death, his partner fulfils his wish.

The U.S. women's soccer team defeated Germany 1-0 to advance to its first gold medal match at the Olympics since 2012. The U.S.'s Mallory Swanson fights for the ball during the semifinal match on Tuesday at Lyon Stadium in Decines, France.

U.S. women’s soccer team defeats Germany and will play for Olympic gold in Paris

The U.S. women’s national team, one of the world’s most dominant and successful programs, hadn’t made it to the gold medal game at an Olympics since 2012. The U.S. will now play for its fifth gold.

"I'm not haunted by him, even in the most benign sense," Nick Harkaway says of his father, John le Carré. "I grieve occasionally. That doesn't go away. It just gets manageable."

After John le Carré's death, his son had the 'daunting' task to revive George Smiley

Nick Harkaway grew up hearing his dad read drafts of his George Smiley novels. He picks up le Carré's beloved spymaster character in the new novel, Karla's Choice.

Tessie Prevost, center, and 7-year-old Elan Jolie Hebert are escorted by U.S. Marshal Michael Atkins up the steps of McDonogh 19 Elementary School as Prevost was escorted in 1960, during a New Orleans 61st anniversary ceremony in 2021. Prevost was one of the first African-American women who integrated the all-white public schools in New Orleans.

Tessie Prevost, pioneer of Deep South school desegregation, dies at 69

Tessie Prevost was one of the young Black girls who integrated New Orleans public schools in the 1960s after federal courts forced the system to abide by the Brown vs. the Board of Education ruling.

A Red Lobster restaurant in Lincolnwood, Ill., on May 20, 2024.

Red Lobster off the hook? Federal judge approves restructuring plan

The restaurant chain announced Thursday that it received approval for its Chapter 11 plan, offering a glimmer of good news for the business, which has faced a series of struggles.

A coal power plant demolition serves as a poignant historical moment for the Navajo

For six decades, coal has provided for — and polluted — the Navajo Nation. Demolition of a power plant brings mixed emotions.

The Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson shoots during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis on Wednesday.

A'ja Wilson breaks the WNBA's single-season scoring record and eyes another milestone

The Las Vegas Aces star surpassed the previous mark of 939 points set by Jewell Loyd in 2023. Wilson could potentially be the first WNBA player to reach 1,000 points in a year.

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu hold signs as he addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday.

Netanyahu defies calls for a cease-fire at the U.N., as Israel strikes Lebanon

In a fiery speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the Israeli prime minister said his country would is "winning" and would attack Iran and its proxies anywhere in the Middle East.

Dams on a smaller scale: how we can help beavers work the land

Project Beaver, officially headquartered in Jacksonville, aims to work with beavers to restore the land to some semblance of what it once was.

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