John Yang:
At a time-honored ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden tomorrow, the King of Sweden is to hand medals to this year's Nobel laureates. Among them will be Claudia Goldin, recipient of the prize in economics for her research on women in the American workforce. She's only the third woman to get that honor and the first to win it solo, not sharing it with anybody else.
Economics correspondent Paul Solman spoke with her about her trailblazing work. Read More...
Paul Young has revealed he is engaged to his girlfriend Lorna Young, five years after the death of his wife Stacey Smith.
The Eighties pop singer, 67, took to his Instagram on Monday to share a loved-up photo of him and his fiancée.
Captioning the sweet snap, he wrote: ‘Lorna said Yes! We are both so happy and both looking forward to a wonderful future together’.
Lorna also took to her own Instagram to share another smitten shot of the couple, writing: ‘My world, my love, my everything, 5 years of joy, I could not love anyone more’. Read More...
The staff of The Washington Post won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting for a series of stories examining the rise of the AR-15, while David E. Hoffman’s series on autocracy was recognized for editorial writing and Vladimir Kara-Murza received the Pulitzer Prize for commentary.
Additionally, The Post’s AR-15 series was a finalist in the public service category and there were also finalists in the following categories:
International reporting for “Rising India, Toxic Tech”Illustrated reporting and commentary for “Searching for Maura”The stories submitted to the Pulitzer Board for the winning entries and each of the finalists are included below: Read More...
