Lake sturgeon don’t need Endangered Species Act protections, federal wildlife officials announced Monday, saying that stocking programs have helped the prehistoric fish return to areas where they had vanished. The decision ends the Arizona-based Center of Biological Diversity’s petition filed in May 2018 asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service… Read More

Kroger and Albertsons, two major supermarket chains in the United States, announced on Monday that they will sell more of their stores to address the federal government’s concerns about their proposed merger. Sponsored: Worst Habit That Harms Knees (What Latest Studies Show) The companies now plan to sell 579 Kroger… Read More

Tunde Onakoya, a 29-year-old Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate, recently attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon in New York City’s Times Square. Onakoya played chess continuously for 60 hours, surpassing the current record of 56 hours, 9 minutes, and 37 seconds set… Read More

Yoko Ono, a controversial artist, filmmaker, and musician, has been awarded thEdward MacDowell Medal by the MacDowell program, one of the country’s premier artist residency programs. This lifetime achievement award has previously been given to notable figures such as Stephen Sondheim and Toni Morrison. Nell Painter, the chair of MacDowell’s… Read More

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its newest inductees, which include a diverse group of artists who have made significant contributions to the music industry. Among the inductees are Mary J. Blige, Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band,… Read More