Michael Atwood Mason, director of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, is a folklorist whose research explores how people use their cultural traditions to change their lives.

Cornerback Nyzier Fourqurean's plea to play another season at Wisconsin was heard by a federal judge Tuesday. Here's the ...

The seven hunters had come to Kansas in a party of 10 to hunt with ... The seven who died in the plane crash are Jesse Pitcher, 30; Michael Stovall, 40; Steve Johnson, 45; Alexander Huffman ...

The 1980s was a decade known for the birth of the last of Generation X and big-hair bands. It also produced some of the best ...

Here are this week’s Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Cooper Carr became the Baldwin boys basketball team’s all-time leader in assists with 259, passing Dustin Schiller’s mark of 257 ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- In his first taste of the Duke-North Carolina rivalry, Cooper Flagg delivered arguably the most complete performance of his career to lead the Blue Devils to a dominant 87-70 ...

Apparently, Patrick Dempsey is the "Sexiest Man Alive," at least according to People magazine. Meanwhile, everyone else is like, 'Huh?' Newsweek's H. Alan Scott lists other men who are worthy of ...

The Blue Devils outscored UIW 44-25 in the second half for their fourth consecutive victory since falling to Kansas last month in Las Vegas. Duke star freshman Cooper Flagg had a quiet night and ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across ...

ESPN's Bracketology efforts are focused on projecting the NCAA tournament field just as we expect the NCAA Division I basketball committee to select the field in March. ESPN bracketologist Joe ...