What’s an Economist’s Nobel Medal Worth? $390,848
The Nobel medal awarded to the economist Simon Kuznets in 1971 sold Thursday night on the auction block for $390,848. This was the first medal to sell in the field…
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Father Theodore Hesburgh, legendary Notre Dame president, dies at 97
“We mourn today a great man and faithful priest who transformed the University of Notre Dame and touched the lives of many,” said the Rev. John I. Jenkins, Notre Dame’s…
As Selma Anniversary Nears, Here Are The Lawmakers Actually Trying To Strengthen Voting Rights
WASHINGTON — It’s been almost 50 years since the historic civil rights marches in Selma, Alabama, and Congress is ready to celebrate the people who made it possible. Lawmakers have…
Tina Maze bids to make World Championship history
Monday’s gold medal win in the Alpine Combined, to go with a silver in the Super-G and gold in the Downhill at this year’s Alpine World Ski Championships, means Maze…
U.S. Men Make Stunning Leap in the Downhill in the Alpine Championships
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — When the Alpine world ski championships were last on American soil, in 1999, no member of the United States team won a medal. With the championships…
Black History Month: Bridge racial divides
Brooke dedicated his life to serving his country. After graduating from Dunbar High School and Howard University in his native Washington, D.C., he shipped off to Italy, where he earned…
Lindsey Vonn wins first world ski medal since 2011
True, Vonn has barely been away from one. Just ask Tiger Woods, who lost a tooth when a camera hit him in the face while cheering Vonn onto the podium…
John Glenn Fast Facts
Birth place: Cambridge, Ohio Birth name: John Herschel Glenn, Jr. Father: John Glenn, Sr., a plumber Mother: Clara (Sproat) Glenn Marriage: Anna Margaret (Castor) Glenn (April 6, 1943-present) Children: Carolyn…
The best children’s books: Newbery, Caldecott winners announced
Diverse authors and titles from 2014, such as “The Crossover” by Kwame Alexander and “Brown Girl Dreaming” by Jacqueline Woodson, were highlighted with many awards, causing the audience to cheer…
Ball Boy At The Australian Open Gets Hit In The Crotch By 121 MPH Serve
Someone give this young man a medal… and a bag of ice. – (h/t Deadspin)
Spectacular Sydney Harbor: A journey back in time
“Hmmm …cool I suppose.” I didn’t know what to say, I hadn’t been back to Sydney for 14 years and now, here I was standing by the Opera House, looking…
Duong Thuy Vi: The acrobatic artistry of Vietnam’s Wushu champion
A star in the martial art of Wushu, the 21-year-old Vietnamese clinched gold at the World Championships and the Southeast Asian Games in 2013 and was crowned champion at the…