An important religious time for millions of Christians across America is almost upon us. Lent, the annual season to prepare for the celebration of Easter, begins on Feb. 18, or Ash Wednesday. The ...

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Mr. Shirky, a vice provost at New York University, has been helping faculty members and students adapt to digital tools since 2015. Back in 2023, when ChatGPT was still new, a professor friend had a ...

Lunar New Year 2026, also known as Chinese New Year, begins on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The date for Lunar New Year changes annually as it is based on the phases of the moon. The year 2026 is designated as ...

Lent is a 40-day Christian season of spiritual preparation and reflection leading up to Easter. In 2026, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18, and ends on Maundy Thursday, April 2. Ash Wednesday ...

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and the holy moth is observed with fasting and other traditions by over 2 billion Muslims worldwide. The start of Ramadan depends on the sighting of ...

Later sunsets and longer days are a sign that that the clocks will spring forward soon for the time change. Here's when, and what to know about daylight saving time 2026 start and end and whether we ...

It's Groundhog Day 2026, and Punxsutawney Phil predicted we will see six more weeks of winter. While many booed and scowled at the idea of more cold, the woodchuck may not be so far off. The first day ...

With the arrival of Lent, millions of Catholics around the world begin a period of reflection and spiritual preparation leading up to Holy Week, the central moment of the Christian faith that ...

The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 3.75% in February. The central bank's nine-member monetary policy committee voted by a narrow margin to keep rates on hold. Economists give their ...

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I hope you will not feel guilty if your heart was not all aflutter during the reading of the text. It's not very interesting. It's a list of strange names. I always tell my students in preaching class ...