Once, while attending a conference on early immigration history, Janet Sheeres heard that Jewish women who immigrated to America were out in the community doing good for society while the Dutch women ...

Abigail Smith grew up reading books written by her grandmother Mildred Jordan. “I read most of the children’s books, and all of the novels,” Smith said. Smith was far from the only one with a fondness ...

There are hula hoops, ankle skip balls and jump ropes spread across the basketball court at First Christ Cares Church in Ellenwood. When I enter the gym, Delilah Allison envelops me in a hug. We’d ...

Margareta Haverman, “A Vase of Flowers” (1716), oil on wood (image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art) We don’t know much about the life of Margareta Haverman, painter of “A Vase of Flowers” ...

Other teams give themselves an A for effort after playing the Dutch women’s wheelchair basketball team, the favorite for the gold medal at the Paris Games. By Elena Bergeron Reporting from Paris Wins ...

MARSEILLE, France, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Diego Botin and Florian Trittel of Spain stormed to Olympic men's skiff gold on Friday, while Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz clinched victory for the ...