We asked a range of luminaries who their favorite American is. The answers included scientists, playwrights, pop stars, ...

What’s Going On is a listing of activities taking place throughout the Downriver community. To submit an event, send an email to downriverlife@thenewsherald.com. List the time, date, location, cost ...

The United States of America was founded on the ideals of liberty, justice, opportunity and equality. As we celebrate that great experiment of democracy 250 years later, the American identity remains ...

Today is World Chocolate Day!

Homes in Staten Island, N.Y., on April 10, 2025. The modern, long-term mortgage introduced during the 1930s, to combat a ...

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Funeral arrangements have been announced for an Alabama wildland firefighter who was killed while battling a wildfire in ...

Australian authorities said they have identified the likely source of six mysterious "space balls" that washed up on a beach in Queensland. The Australian Space Agency says the spherical objects ...

A Kentucky woman was accused of leaving a 91-year-old man stranded in the middle of a road in triple-digit heat because he ...

KISS co-founder and bass player Gene Simmons used a Fourth of July weekend concert to praise the U.S., while urging ...

He stands as Phil Steele‘s preseason favorite to win the Heisman Trophy in 2026. In that span (final eight games), he passed ...

Oil prices jumped after President Donald Trump said he thought the ceasefire with Iran was over following a new exchange of ...