In 484 BC, two Spartans crossed Mesopotamia to offer their lives to Xerxes, revealing a deep clash in how Greeks and Persians understood power, punishment, and the gods. From there, the story follows ...

A graduate student instructor at the University of Oklahoma was placed on administrative leave after a student filed a discrimination complaint. The student, Samantha Fulnecky, claims she received a ...

From the election of Zohran Mamdani to the intrigue surrounding the jewel heist at the Louvre, keeping up with this year's news also left some Americans struggling with pronunciations. That's put both ...

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And how much she paid. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Kim was determined that that wouldn’t be the end of the story, and she ...

(NEXSTAR) – The English language can certainly be a bit confusing at times. Some words have multiple meanings, like “clear,” “light” and “mine.” Other words sound exactly the same but have different ...

As waves of shock rippled through America on Sept. 10, 2025, after Charlie Kirk was assassinated, the sorrow of losing a "brother in Christ" was felt in the Bible Belt of the United States. "We ...

After Aaron Judge led a stunning comeback to force Game 4 of the American League Division Series, the New York Yankees are once again battling for their season on Wednesday night. To keep their ...

An analysis by language learning website Preply found that Massachusetts was the fifth hardest name for Americans to say correctly. It was also the fifth hardest state name to spell. The study found ...

A South African pastor has gone viral and sparked a flurry of social media posts after predicting the Rapture, a Christian belief relating to the end times, will happen this week. Earlier this month, ...

Arizona has its fair share of place names that outsiders, and sometimes even locals, struggle to pronounce. If you’ve ever pronounced Prescott as “Press-scott” instead of “Press-kitt” or called the ...