To celebrate Women's History Month this March, and International Women's Day on 8 March, we've put together a collection of primary and secondary classroom reosurces ...

On Sunday, Feb. 23, two public figures experienced devastating losses. Actor and comedian Martin Short’s 42-year-old daughter, Katherine, died by suicide. Robert Cosby Jr., the 23-year-old son of ...

Robert Jr., the only child of Mary and Robert Cosby Sr., died on Monday, Feb. 23 Liza Esquibias is a Writer-Reporter on the TV team at PEOPLE. She was previously an Editorial Intern and News Writer.

The Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson has died. He was 84.Here’s a look at the life of the civil rights activist and clergyman:Birth date: October 8, 1941Birth place: Greenville, South CarolinaBirth name: ...

When the Crimean War began, Mary Seacole volunteered to serve as a nurse and was rejected. Undeterred, she funded her own journey to the front and built the “British Hotel” near the battlefield. Her ...

Mary Just Skinner, 79, unexpectedly passed away in her sleep from natural causes on January 9, 2026. She had been visiting her children and grandchildren in the Bay Area in California. Mary remained ...

An Alabama woman was sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping someone who had a relationship with her significant other and shoving her off a cliff. On Feb. 5, Loretta Carr received her sentencing ...

INDIANAPOLIS — To break bread with your community means more than a meal, especially at the new Mary Rigg Food Pantry that opened Thursday on the west side of Indianapolis. The new pantry sits on the ...

The free display explores plans for a permanent statue honouring the pioneering nurse. Visitors can see early designs and learn about the campaign. Logan Paul breaks world record as Pokémon card sells ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The singer reminisced about her experience performing alongside the iconic singer for the VH1 Divas Live TV special and all the ...

“My kids’ friends always ask me ‘How on earth did you manage to survive?’ I wanted to tell this story to young people, to people who heard the name but didn’t really understand what went on,” Mary Jo ...

Mary Jo Connery is fine, and she thanks you for asking. But under the circumstances — those going back almost 34 years, in fact — this is one question she does get a lot. Her other name, the vastly ...