Name one memorable episode of the late-1980s NBC sitcom A Different World. Go ahead, I’ll wait. Sure, the Cosby Show spinoff featured, in the first of its six seasons, both Lisa Bonet and Marisa Tomei, two fascinating actresses heading in diametrically opposite career directions. And yes, the character name Dwayne Wayne will forever ring a […]

Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a South African jurist, is the recipient of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts in promoting peace and international law. She was announced as the winner of this year’s prize early Friday morning at a press conference by the Norwegian Nobel Committee held in Oslo, Norway. She will officially receive […]

An emerging advocacy group is lobbying Congress for softer relations with Cuba after its founder toured the island with a now-sanctioned state agency. Cuban Americans for Cuba visited members of Congress in multiple Capitol Hill trips since April to urge against U.S. economic blockades, according to the group’s online posts. Florida native Danny Valdes, the […]

The attacks in Thursday night’s general election debate between Michigan Senate candidates Abdul el Sayed and Mike Rogers began with the very first question, with the candidates trading personal insults and clashing over surveillance technology, immigration enforcement, healthcare, gas prices, and U.S. policy in the Middle East while producing no policy agreements. The barbs were […]