The slur, which has been used to discriminate against people with disabilities, is finding popularity online again. But its implications are bigger than one word, experts say.

But where did that contraction originate? It’s hard to say exactly how the word came into being, but the most common origin tale comes, as with many things in England in the 1800s, from private ...

Arline M. (O’Brien) Jacob, 86, of Vernon, beloved wife of the late Ernest Jacob, passed away peacefully at home Thursday, April 11, 2024. Arline was born on October 8, 1937, in Nashua, New ...

One word has become unavoidable on the campaign trail — woke. But what does it really mean and where does it come from? The word has a long and serious history in Black culture.