Former President Joe Biden appointed Peggy Carr, a career employee at the National Center for Education Statistics for more than 30 years, to a six-year term as commissioner of the agency in 2021.

If Thailand has BrightWin, while South Korea has a gazillion shipped love teams, the Philippines finally has JayFer of “Ang Mutya ng Section E.” The latter is short for Jay-Jay and Kiefer of ...

Billionaire Ramon Ang on Monday warned the public against fake news articles and deepfake videos that make it appear that he has endorsed an investment opportunity. “Let me be absolutely clear — This ...

Last year, they set up a livestream on YouTube focusing on the nest as Peter and Peggy, as they became known, raised their young - and it's happening again this year. Peter and Peggy have become ...

Filipino indie band Ang Bandang Shirley has announced its disbandment, with its members saying the “past allegations” against their bandmate Ean Aguila “have significantly affected” the group.

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Polar bears are the ultimate survivors of the Arctic, thriving in temperatures as low ...

The National Science Foundation has fired workers at the office that manages polar research, raising fears about a reduced U.S. presence in two strategic regions. By Raymond Zhong Kelly Brunt wasn ...

It’s really, really cold again — as the US shivers through at least the eighth blast of air from the Arctic this winter. Winter, which is warming faster than any other season for much of the ...

Frigid cold temperatures expected as polar vortex sweeps across U.S. after deadly weekend flooding In Atlanta, a person died after a falling tree crushed a home during the storm. Blizzards and icy ...

Excerpted with permission from Father Tongue, Motherland: The Birth of Languages in South Asia, Peggy Mohan, Penguin India.

Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains after winter storms pummeled the eastern U.S. over the weekend, killing at least 10 ...