By the Revolutionary War in the late 1770s, those marking the anniversary of St. Patrick’s death on March 17 included Irish immigrants in the Continental Army and those serving the British Redcoats.
March 11, 2026The answer has to do with the air we breathe and that bright white snowpack, as an atmospheric scientist in Colorado explains.
March 09, 2026Man helps sibling escape house fire
March 11, 2026Meet the dog helping kids build reading confidence one story at a time
March 11, 2026Former patient makes book nook for hospital
March 11, 2026Adrian Autry has been fired as head basketball coach at Syracuse after three largely unsuccessful seasons
March 11, 2026Meet the goats helping kids build confidence at school
March 11, 2026Researchers use text and image generators to design culturally relevant educational content for young children.
March 11, 2026The Trump administration is leaning away from dramatic funding cuts and settlements with universities, and more toward standard tactics to try to limit funding.
March 11, 2026GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy aid in weight loss by suppressing appetite. Researchers are looking next at how the body expends energy – including through fat.
March 11, 2026Farming areas that use lots of fertilizers and pesticides stood out for the swift and accelerating decline of their bird populations.
March 11, 2026South Africa’s extravagant matric balls are the ‘Met Gala’ of high school dances
March 11, 2026Video from Kankakee, Illinois, shows a tornado moving through the city, accompanied by strong gusts of wind that sent debris flying near a highway.
March 11, 2026A federal judge is weighing whether the government can force the University of Pennsylvania to hand over detailed employee information in an antisemitism investigation
March 11, 2026Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano say their meeting on May 16 is the biggest fight that can be made in mixed martial arts, and they’re both thrilled to end their lengthy retirements for the long-awaited showdown
March 11, 2026The Oscars team says the 98th Academy Awards aims to feel warm, tight and built for both the room and viewers at home
March 11, 2026What we know on the 11th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 10, 2026Young students are still struggling to bounce back academically from the pandemic, even though many were babies at the time
March 10, 2026Meta is acquiring Moltbook, a social network where AI agents post and chat with each other
March 11, 2026The head of the College Sports Commission says the onset of $30 million football rosters funded mostly by companies providing third-party payments to players is within the rules but not the system some of its founders intended
March 11, 2026Mother’s home birth experience highlights challenges with rising trend
March 11, 2026The office that enforces the ethics code for attorneys in the nation’s capital has accused Justice Department official Ed Martin of professional misconduct for a threatening letter that he sent to Georgetown Law School’s dean last year
March 11, 2026Trump’s Iran war is historically unique in one critically important way: Early on, the war is not popular with the American public.
March 10, 2026Students build moon-like lab to test robots for future missions
March 11, 2026Penn medical student with rare genetic form of ALS on mission to develop gene therapy
March 11, 2026Family of teen put in chokehold at ICE protest wants justice and accountability
March 11, 2026Historic elementary school suffers "extensive damage" in fire
March 11, 2026Teen creates movement for others after refusing to allow diagnosis define her
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