The meaning of Bobbie Gentry’s 1967 hit “Ode to Billie Joe” has long been a topic of musical debate. To some listeners, the song refers to a secret teenage pregnancy in the conservative Deep South. To ...

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The Pentagon’s current management of operations is leading it toward strategic insolvency and increasing risks to warfighters in the event of great-power war. A slow but steady accumulation of mission ...

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Changing the rules: Fred Ode, a Lorain County entrepreneur, says he’s entering Ohio’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary and is ready to spend millions of his own money to win over ex-U.S. Sen. Sherrod ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—While ex-U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is preparing to run for Senate again in 2026, he’ll first have to get past a Democratic primary challenger who’s ready to sink millions of his own money ...

Former title challenger Steve Erceg is ready to fight, and he’s had not one, but two changes of opponents before Ode' Osbourne signed to oppose him in the co-main event of this evening's UFC Fight ...

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FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates, July 17 (Reuters) - No radio? No problem. The emirate of Fujairah has installed rumble strips along a 750-meter (half-mile) stretch of highway that play the Ode to Joy ...

The selection of the next Awujale will follow the rotational system among four ruling Houses as provided by the governing chieftaincy legal instruments. There are 13 kingmakers recognised by the ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to musician Noah Cyrus about how family and faith inspired her new album, "I Want My Loved Ones To Go With Me." Noah Cyrus has a deep attachment to family. When the music ...

Betye Saar is one of the many incredible artists featured in Ode to 'Dena: Black Artistic Legacies of Altadena. Credit: Photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images Betye Saar is one of the many incredible ...