Richard Smallwood, the eight-time Grammy-nominated, classically trained gospel composer and recording artist whose work reshaped contemporary gospel music, died Dec. 30 at age 77 from complications of ...

Before the year ends, it’s time to publish my choice for the top 10 documentaries of 2025 – an assignment that, I must admit, I do not relish. It’s agonizing to go over this list, check it twice and ...

By 1977, Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel, and Foreigner already hinted at what the 1980s were going to sound like.

Smallwood died at the age of 77 from complications of kidney failure on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Mount Sinai and Anthem are headed for a split in January that would force more than 200,000 patients to find new doctors or pay more out-of-pocket, marking the latest in a wave of contract disputes ...

WASHINGTON/PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence reports continue to warn that Russian President Vladimir Putin has not abandoned his aims of capturing all of Ukraine and reclaiming parts of ...

Russia's "Doomsday Radio" threatened to strike Ukraine after an alleged attack at Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence. Also known as "The Buzzer," the mysterious military UVB-76 station ...

The 619-foot-long Hughes Glomar Explorer attracted plenty of attention in 1974. The American deep-sea mining vessel, said to be the brainchild of eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, was one of the ...

Premier Health and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have signed a new multi-year agreement that keeps the nation’s second largest health insurer in-network with the Dayton-based health care provider.