by Simone Weichselbaum, New York Daily News R&B superstar Usher is giving away $500 checks to some of the city’s brightest kids so they can make a change on the toughest streets in town. The pop sensation has doled out five grants citywide since...

by Bryan Hoch, MLB.com Yankees ace CC Sabathia helped to make it a happier holiday season in his hometown of Vallejo, Calif., on Monday, playing Secret Santa for the children from the Foster A Dream nonprofit organization. Sabathia’s “PitCCh In”...

by Robert Z. Pearlman, CollectSpace.com The first African-American to fly in space, along with three other accomplished astronauts, are set to join the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in June. The ninth class of space shuttle astronauts to be added to...

by Christina Veiga, Miami Herald As Pablo Storch took to the front of his eighth-grade speech and debate class, his voice and his legs shook. He was a recent migrant from Buenos Aires. His English skills were minimal — along with his confidence. “I was...

by Matthew Hamilton, The News-Star Reva McMillan said she never had qualms giving study advice to her mother, Maria McMillan. The 25-year-old and the 52-year-old have grown accustomed to one another’s opinions through the hours of drilling on course...