An analysis by language learning website Preply found that Massachusetts was the fifth hardest name for Americans to say correctly. It was also the fifth hardest state name to spell. The study found ...

While speaking to press about fertility treatments, Donald Trump struggled to pronounce the fertility medicine Pergoveris, then jokingly asked why it couldn't have a 'nice, simple name.' ‘Adult female ...

In January 2026, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will debut Frida: The Making of an Icon, featuring over 30 works by Frida Kahlo and more than 120 by artists from the 1970s onward; artists who were ...

Languages are either syllable-timed, where all the syllables in a word last for the same amount of time, even when syllables are stressed, or stress-timed, where stressed syllables are pronounced at ...

The record holder for having the world's longest name says it takes a whopping 20 minutes to read his full moniker aloud – and he's only ever heard it once. For ease, Laurence tends to go by just his ...

Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has captured global attention for her fearless pursuit of democracy. Yet, as her name dominates ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. This year, when purse strings are pulled tighter than a middle-aged man’s bike shorts, buyers of big brand names are taking a break from ...

Given certain conditions having to do with word stress and the other sounds in a word, we simply do not like to have two r’s so close to each other. The name for the linguistic process where one sound ...

Sotheby’s annual December auctions of Important Judaica and Israeli & International Art concluded yesterday in New York with a combined total of $5.5 million. Sotheby’s annual sales of Israeli & ...

Can Donald Trump end the “worst war” with the latest round of peace talks? By Thomas L. Friedman Produced by Derek Arthur Two years after Hamas’s attack on Israel, delegates from Hamas, Israel and the ...

This liveblog is now closed. The Supreme Court on Monday (October 13, 2025) directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the Karur stampede, which occurred on September 27 during a ...