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Louisville Jeff Walz, the winningest coach in program history, has agreed to a contract extension through the 2027-28 season.

+ Theresah Ankomah’s monumental and immersive artworks put a new spin on the basket-making traditions of Ghana’s northern and eastern regions. Having learned basketry from local craftspeople, the Accra-based artist uses a variety of natural fibers such as kenaf, palm leaves, jute, and rattan to create woven environments whose appearance changes as light filters through them and casts shadows within and around them. Repurposing is central to Ankomah’s art making, and her work often makes u...

And everyday Americans.  All these people are talking about the moments that changed their lives forever. They have stories that sound too funny, too wild, too surprising to be true.  And you’re invited to watch below as the Storytellers Project brings America more than 43 virtual shows of true, first-person stories on themes including growing up, outdoor adventures, and race and identity.  The Storytellers Project serves as a way for USA TODAY Network newsrooms to connect with their comm...

Two singer-songwriters. An Emmy Award-winning writer and performer. A national film critic. And a filmmaker known for creating stories with strong Indigenous female leads. Art is all around us and this event explores the creatives behind the culture, as USA TODAY delivers an hour of true, first-person stories as part of the Storytellers Project’s show, “I Made This: Stories about the Arts.” “I hope that people can get an understanding of how much my current album, ‘Heart Theory,’ ha...

Two singer-songwriters. An Emmy Award-winning writer and performer. A national film critic. And a filmmaker known for creating stories with strong Indigenous female leads. Art is all around us and this event explores the creatives behind the culture, as USA TODAY delivers an hour of true, first-person stories as part of the Storytellers Project’s show, “I Made This: Stories about the Arts.” “I hope that people can get an understanding of how much my current album, ‘Heart Theory,’ ha...

Your COVID-19 update from The Arizona Republic.

Sharing true, personal stories are two singer-songwriters, an Emmy Award-winning writer and performer, a national film critic, and a filmmaker.

The best way to understand someone is to listen to their story. Told in their own words — about their lived experiences. The USA TODAY Network and its Storytellers Project will on Tuesday offer an hour of true, first-person stories celebrating the ways race and ethnicity weave through American identities. The Storytellers Project show livestreamed at 7 p.m. Tuesday is the launch of a special series of five storytelling nights called “I Am” to more fully tell the stories of America. The ...

He never imagined it would only be 15 years. The 47-year-old teacher from Milwaukee lost his wife to cancer and had to figure out how to raise his three young children, and keep his job, and life together.  But he did, indeed, figure it out. And, unexpectedly, seven years later, he’s found love again. And he wants to tell you all about it.  Join Allen and four other Americans as they share their stories of love and heartbreak during the USA TODAY Storytellers Project’s virtual show at 4 p...

Listen to 5 Americans share true, personal stories about love and heartbreak Feb. 16 during a virtual storytelling show celebrating Valentines Day.