Though less well-known than some of the university’s previous commencement speakers, Verghese acknowledged his relative lack of celebrity with self-deprecating humor.

Celebrated architect Saul Zaik lived in the midcentury treehouse he designed to extend into the forest setting.

“Rosebud,” the famed wooden sled at the heart of Orson Welles’ classic 1941 movie “Citizen Kane,” has sold at auction for $14.75 million.

Former Chicago Cubs manager Lee Elia, famous for a profanity-filled rant against fans of the team, has passed away at 87.

This summer marks 25 years since New Yorker Danny Stewart found a baby in a subway station and went on to adopt the infant with his partner, Peter Mercurio.

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Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest returns to Coney Island for the 2025 edition of the Fourth of July classic.

Musician Post Malone turns 30 and actor Tracy Letts turns 60, among the famous birthdays for July 4.

Joey Chestnut prepares to compete at the 2025 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2025. Adam Gray/Getty Images “They have to be reasonable,” he said.

The 16-time champion is back at Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest after clearing up conflict over plant-based meat sponsorship. Chestnut, 41, had won eight consecutive titles heading into 2024.

The collapse of tropical forests during Earth's most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming which followed, according to new research.

Mike Seekins died Wednesday evening, according to a post from his family on the Famous Mike’s Facebook page.