Maya Angelou, an influential visual poet, and civil rights activist, remains a cornerstone in Black history. Her work inspires courage, resilience, and to be proud of your culture. This legacy makes ...

Dibrugarh: Forest department captured a leopard that had been terrorising locals and preying on livestock in the Ghorajan Tea Estate at Sonari in Charaideo district on Tuesday morning. The big cat ...

Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two invigorating releases by Diane Seuss and a dark, posthumous collection by Tove Ditlevsen Alongside Terrance Hayes, Diane Seuss has a strong case to ...

Shortstop Maya Brady agreed to join the Athletes Unlimited Softball League on Tuesday, adding a significant presence to the burgeoning league that will hold its inaugural draft Wednesday night ...

Last week’s inauguration of Donald Trump, a man found liable for sexual abuse, was, among much else, an event strikingly lacking in poetry ... Notably, Angelou was writing Caged Bird in 1968 ...

A new strain of bird flu has been confirmed at a duck farm in California, the first time the variant has been discovered in poultry in the United States, an international agency said. A report by ...

But the agency said the finding was not unexpected. Public health experts warn that previous bird flu pandemics have started because of reassortment. “It does suggest there’s enough virus ...

However, the egg shortage and rising prices come after bouts of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, have decimated the poultry population putting a strain on supply, according to the U.S ...

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 ...

A human case of bird flu has been confirmed in England. The UK Health Security Agency said the person in the West Midlands region caught avian influenza on a farm where “they had close and ...

A rare form of bird flu that can infect humans has been detected for the first time in the US, officials said Monday. The H5N9 strain was found at a California duck farm that has already lost ...

South Korean officials investigating the fatal Jeju Air crash have released a preliminary report suggesting that a bird strike may have been the primary cause. The six-page report was issued by South ...