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Like any writer who grapples honestly with the issues of his day, George Orwell was not right about everything, all the time.

The Smithsonian Institution did not properly justify nsome of the COVID-19 relief funds it received under the 2020 CARES Act.

Works by artists Liz Born and Anita Powell were displayed at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart as part of the 2024 Jamie Tuttle Women in the Arts festival, featuring in-person presentations by eac...

With First Lady Tammy Murphy suspending her campaign, Congressman Andy Kim is poised to become the party’s nominee and New Jersey’s next senator.

Kermitops gratus was named after The Muppets’ Kermit the Frog and was an ancient ancestor of modern amphibians.

 

Dorothy's ruby slippers from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz have been returned to a Grand Rapids Museum nearly two decades after they were stolen. Someone swiped the slippers from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005, but they were found in 2018 by the FBI.

Researchers at the Smithsonian identified a skull fossil from a 270 million-year-old amphibian, which they've named Kermitops gratus after the Muppets character Kermit the Frog.

Next week, we'll revisit some Georgia history and history makers, explore the stories of those who fought for a healthier nation and much more.

Scientists think that the animal, which lived 270 million years ago, likely "resembled a stout salamander."