NASCAR Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2026, including Kurt Busch and Harry Gant, in ceremony on Friday at Charlotte Convention ...

Georges Borchardt, a renowned literary agent, has died at 97. He helped introduce U.S. readers to Nobel laureates like Elie Wiesel and Samuel Beckett.

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Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has been ranked the #1 Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) provider in the United States with $246.9 billion in U.S. OCIO AUM, according to Chestnut Solutions ...

Poet Phyllis Wheatley, born in 1753, was freed on this day in 1773. Kidnapped in Africa and sold as a slave when she was only ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- From blue collar to blue jacket. That's a turn of phrase coined by Kurt Busch, but it could apply equally to the three newest inductees to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

The Englishman, believed to be in his 50s, was skiing off-piste at the La Plagne resort ...

French Navy diverts suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker to Marseille-Fos port The French navy has diverted the Grinch oil tanker it detained on Thursday towards the port of Marseille-Fos for further ...

French lawmakers are expected next month to discuss a ban on social media for children. In his New Year’s Eve address, the French president restated his support for restricting their access. By ...