International Literacy Day: Inspiring Stories That Show the Power of Education: By Anmol Raina Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” — Frederick DouglassBehind every literacy milestone is ...

“Immigrants have been awarded 40% of the Nobel Prizes won by Americans in chemistry, medicine and physics since 2000,” according to a National Foundation for American Policy analysis, while immigrants ...

This collection of stories includes outdoor adventures and encounters with nature. A Kansas veteran describes how hunting “saved his life” after losing his sight in Iraq. Meanwhile, stories of Kansas ...

These Inspiring Stories Prove Anything Is Possible: 0:00 Introduction 0:39 Shea Foster's journey to the Paralympics 2:28 The ...

Whether they're serving as comic relief from life, thrilling adventures we imagine ourselves being a part of or stirring romances we can immerse ourselves in, movies are usually an escape from reality ...

In 1945, the 6888th, an all-Black, all-female Army unit, made history by clearing a massive mail backlog to support troops during World War II. Their story remained largely untold for decades—until ...

Now a new film, One Life, which premiered in September at the Toronto Film Festival, and is now being released this week in North America, dramatizes it by spanning two distinct time periods – 1938 ...

Ryan Heffernan is a Senior Writer at Collider. Storytelling has been one of his interests since an early age, with his appreciation for film and television becoming a particular interest of his during ...

Our Quad Cities News is partnering with award-winning journalist Gary Metivier for The Heart of the Story. Each week, Gary showcases inspiring stories of everyday people doing cool stuff, enjoying ...