Why did Christopher Columbus, who never set foot on North America, get a national holiday in his name This is in sharp contrast to Juan Ponce de Leon (who arrived in Florida in 1513), Alonso Alvarez de Pineda (whose ships arrived in what’s now known as Corpus Christi Bay in Texas in...
In a solemn tribute, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has directed flags to be flown at half-staff from sunrise on Thursday, November 14, until sunset on Monday, November 18, to honor Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez, 26, who tragically lost his life in the line of duty. ...
The "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" singer's three wins at the 2025 GRAMMYs brought her total to 35, which extends her lead as theartist with the most GRAMMYs. She actually broke the record at the 2023 GRAMMYs, when she won four golden gramophones to bring her total to 32. ...
The first thing that struck us is the sheer number of people who'd quit their jobs in 2021. Half of our respondents had resigned from a job this year with around a third of them having quit two or more times. But that’s just the overall figure. Breaking it down demographically, we ...
Over 32% of those who work in healthcare have a higher than recommended weight. This rate of obesity is higher than just about any other occupation. This data includes only those who have a body mass index greater than 30. Astudy of hospital workersin Texas showed that 78.1% of healthcar...
SIDEBAR Why the new Hollywood is in TexasMichael Saunders, Globe Staff
TikTok began an initiative known as "Project Texas" in 2022 to safeguard American users' data on servers in the U.S. and ease lawmakers' fears. But Warner argued Tuesday that the initiative was insufficient because it would still allow TikTok's algorithm and source code to remain in China,...
Truman by circling the airstrip, waiting for Truman to land first, thus putting the president in the position of having to wait for the general. But it did not happen that way. MacArthur was not only on the ground, he had arrived the night before and was at the field half an hour ...
"Dogs have up to 300 million scent sensors in their noses, compared to humans, who only have 6 million," the American Kennel Club says on its website. While the encounter might be perfectly fine for the dog, you don't have to sit there while he sniffs away at their lower half. Gett...
It surveys the present changing data repository landscape and uses practical examples from a large, current Texas consortial effort to create a research data repository for universities across the Lone Star State. Libraries in general need to think seriously about data repositories to partner with ...