On November 14, 1960, six-year-old Ruby ... School, Bridges met regularly with psychiatrist Robert Coles. He would make home visits with young Bridges, often asking her to draw pictures or talk ...

Andrew Longoria from Corpus Christi holds the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of Selena memorabilia, with 1,308 unique items.

Civil rights activist and philanthropist Ruby Bridges discussed her life story — including integrating an elementary school — and the importance of remembering history in front of Long Beach ...

The actress Candy Clark documented her unlikely journey through 1970s Hollywood in a series of Polaroids, now published in a ...

One senator's pooch is digging up "bipawtisan" goodwill on Capitol Hill this week. Babydog Justice, famous sidekick to West Virginia Republican Sen. Jim Justice, visited the Senate Thursday ...

Two huge names in Missouri Tigers sports history – quarterback Drew Lock and women's basketball star Sophie Cunningham – have joined a growing lawsuit against the NCAA, claiming they should ...

While House v. NCAA has settled for $2.8 billion in damages for athletes from 2016-2024 – with the final approval hearing set for April 7 – Lock and Cunningham are among numerous athletes who ...

In the 1960s, Ruby Bridges became the first African-American student to integrate into an entirely white public school system in New Orleans. She joins Charlayne Hunter-Gault, who followed in ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Chicago Bears made an early splash in the free agency pool, agreeing to terms with former Atlanta Falcons center Drew Dalman to a three-year, $42 million deal. Arguably the top middleman on ...