Also called: The Bath French: La Toilette de l’enfant (Show more) The Child’s Bath, oil-on-canvas painting created in 1893 by American artist Mary Cassatt during her mature period. The work depicts an intimate and tender moment between a woman and a child without indulging in excessive sentimentality. Like much of Cassatt’s work in the early 1890s, The Child’s Bath combines...

　　Stacks of Wheat (Sunset, Snow Effect), one of a series of paintings that French artist Claude Monet created between 1890 and 1891 depicting heaps of grain behind his house in Giverny, France. Comprising 25 canvases, the series as a whole tracks the effect that light, both in various seasons and during different times of the day, has upon the appearance...

　　 　　Going through a divorce can be complicated and frustrating. After all, there’s a lot to untangle when you and your spouse’s lives—and finances—have been entwined for some time. Add kids, and there’s another layer of complexity (and emotion) to consider. 　　As you move forward with your divorce and begin to decouple your finances, some pressing issues are likely to...

　　Known for his humble demeanor and his policies of reform, Pope Francis ushered in a new era of leadership of the Roman Catholic Church when he was elected to the papacy in March 2013. Francis is the first pope from the Western Hemisphere, the first from South America (Argentina), and the first from the Jesuit order. From his first public...

　　Eli Lilly and Company is one of the world’s largest research-based pharmaceutical and biomedical companies, known for the development and manufacture of a wide range of prescription medications for humans and animals. Among its best-known products are Cialis, a treatment for erectile dysfunction; Prozac, an antidepressant; Zyprexa, an antipsychotic; and diabetes medications Trulicity, Mounjaro, and Jardiance. In 2023, Lilly began...

　　2006 Lebanon War, (July 12–August 14, 2006), 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon of which the proximate cause was a cross-border attack by Hezbollah fighters that culminated with the kidnapping of a pair of Israeli soldiers and the killing of eight others. 　　Background: Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon Hezbollah emerged in southern Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil...

　　 　　When we talk about the gender pay gap, one thing that sometimes gets overlooked is how it affects women later in life. Women are more likely than men to live in poverty during what should be their golden years. And ironically, the general longevity that women experience doesn’t help. 　　It’s an enduring and disturbing fact that many women experience...

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　　Born: January 28, 1896, Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. (Show more) Died: October 4, 1934, New York City, New York (Show more) Malvin Gray Johnson (born January 28, 1896, Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.—died October 4, 1934, New York City, New York) was an American artist who was one of the first African Americans to paint in the Cubist style. Malvin Gray...

　　 　　In February 2024, Wendy’s CEO Kirk Tanner announced that the fast food chain would be testing a “dynamic pricing” strategy starting in 2025. The (mostly negative) public response, particularly on social media where the topic went viral, was swift and harsh. 　　Several media outlets compared Wendy’s pricing strategy with “surge pricing,” a term typically associated with rideshare companies such...

　　In full: Ronald Lawrence Kovic (Show more) Born: July 4, 1946, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, U.S. (Show more) Ron Kovic (born July 4, 1946, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, U.S.) is a Vietnam War veteran, activist, and author who became a leading antiwar figure in the 1970s. Kovic had been wounded and paralyzed during his service in the war. In 1976 he detailed his experiences...

　　Born: March 25, 1980, Ndiaganiao, Senegal (Show more) Bassirou Diomaye Faye (born March 25, 1980, Ndiaganiao, Senegal) is a Senegalese politician and former tax inspector who became the president-elect of Senegal in March 2024. Faye was raised in Ndiaganiao, where he attended Marie Médiatrice Catholic School. He later attended Lycée Demba Diop in Mbour, where he graduated in 2000. Faye...