If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The new season is finally here! The 2026-2027 NCAA season officially kicks off with its first big weekend of games starting on Saturday, Aug. 23. Starting on Saturday, Aug. 29, The first game of
Since I was 11, I dreamed of attending a historically Black college or university. That dream started at Morgan State University in Baltimore, where I spent two weeks each summer in a program focused on leadership and academics. For a preteen growing up in Baltimore City, Morgan felt like another world. I had seen drug
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to avoid a direct military confrontation with Nato, despite increasingly hostile rhetoric aimed at the UK and other allies over their support for Ukraine, Western officials believe. Some reports have suggested the visit by CIA chief John Radcliffe to Moscow this week was, in part, to warn Russia against a
Naomi Nibishaka crosses the newly constructed pedestrian bridge over a river. She’s on her way to see her son and grandchildren, who live in a settlement on the other side. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR MUKUNGA RIVER VALLEY, Rwanda — For Naomi Nibishaka, there’s life before the bridge, and life after the
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The best boxers in the world travel to England for the Most Valuable Promotions Women (MVPW) boxing event. For the main event, English Chantelle Cameron (22-1-0) takes on American boxer Mikaela Mayer (22-2-0). The
A job interview with Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of the Virgin brand, is likely to be nerve-racking enough on its own. But when then-31-year-old lawyer Josh Bayliss arrived at Branson’s London mansion for what he expected to be a fairly standard interview, Branson realized he had another appointment across town—and was already running late.
