Nationwide — Meet Ariel Messam, an 18-year-old African American woman from Jamaica, New York, who has recently become the youngest woman of color to be a Certified Private Pilot in her state. Ariel attended and graduated from Aviation Career & Technical Education High School in Queens, New York from 2018-2022. She earned both her high Read More…
The public pool in Astoria, Queens, in 2021. The pool is closed this summer for renovations. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Why America stopped building public pools By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Updated 10:21 AM EDT, Mon July 24, 2023 New York CNN — Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Gerome Sutton looked forward all week for his chance Read More…
The East River, an important watershed for the Colorado River, snakes toward Crested Butte, Colorado.Photograph: Chet Strange/The Washington Post/Getty Images This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. High winds tore at Gothic Mountain as the sleeping giant watched over the cabins nestled in Gothic, Colorado, a Read More…
1 of 10PHOENIX, AZ Barry Gossage / NBAE via Getty Images When hoop historians look back upon the 2023 NBA offseason, they may not remember it as a splash-filled summer of dramatic changes. Now, the trade market could change that yet—trade requests from Damian Lillard and James Harden are still outstanding—but so far, we haven’t Read More…
The viral photograph, a prelude to Everest’s deadliest day in years. (Nirmal Purja Project Possible Ltd.) It was morning and bright, and Reinhard Grubhofer, depleted and dehydrated, hoisted his body over a crest and rose uneasily. There, from the summit of Mount Everest, he could see everything. How the earth curved gorgeously in all direction; Read More…
Tennessee Titans running back, Hassan Haskins, is facing an aggravated assault by strangulation charge in connection with a June 22 altercation with his girlfriend. According to ESPN, the NFL player’s girlfriend, Makiah Green, was also arrested and charged with aggravated assault by strangulation and felony vandalism. Haskins was later released on a $10,000 bond while Read More…
