Gary Tyler, a quilt artist who spent decades on death row for a crime he didn’t commit, now has his first solo exhibit at the Grand Rapids Art Museum https://t.co/Qo7ameqxCH
In memory of Chicago Bears legend Mike Ditka, the Willis Tower antennas will glow orange and blue tonight, honoring his incredible legacy as both a player and coach and his lasting impact on Chicago.
Rest in peace, Coach. 🧡💙🐻⬇️
After 6 years of failed attempts, a photographer finally captured this rare alignment of the Moon, a mountain, and a basilica.
Taken in Piemonte, Italy, this amazing picture shows the Basilica of Superga in the foreground, the Monviso in the middle.
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The world has lost a mind whose work guides us every day.
Gladys West, a pioneering mathematician whose contributions helped make modern GPS possible, has passed away at 95, peacefully on January 2026, surrounded by family and friends.
West’s mathematical models of the Earth’s shape became a critical foundation for satellite navigation, allowing precise positioning anywhere on the globe. Her work helps guide everything from airplanes and ships to smartphones and emergency services, though she once joked that she still preferred using paper maps.
Born in 1930 in rural Virginia, West grew up in the South, working on her family’s farm and walking miles to a one-room schoolhouse. She originally planned to study home economics, but discovered a love for geometry that led her to pursue mathematics. A scholarship took her to Virginia State College, where she earned her degree and later a master’s in mathematics.
In 1956, she joined a U.S. Navy research facility in Dahlgren, Virginia. Over a 42-year career, West worked with early computers to develop algorithms that accounted for the Earth’s irregular shape, gravity, and tidal forces, refinements that were essential for accurate satellite positioning.
Without the mathematical groundwork she helped establish, the global navigation systems used today would not function as they do.
For most of her career, West’s contributions remained largely unknown outside scientific circles. Later in life, she received major honors, including induction into the U.S. Air Force Hall of Fame and the Prince Philip Medal.
She inspired generations of scientists and mathematicians.
Reminder that the supposedly "pro-life" states with the most restrictive abortion laws, also have the weakest social services for women and children. #GOPDebate https://t.co/j0XpCXQSoZ
We are a group of young progressive organizers, and together we will keep Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans in the minority.
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Despite sweltering heat and rising oceans, many of my colleagues still choose to insulate themselves from reality.
I’m headed to the Senate Floor to give my 289th Time to Wake Up speech.
Kip is a curious and silly 11-month-old white-cheeked gibbon. His family rejected him and he has since been adopted by sisters Skittles & M&M. Get the update on this special gibbon from his care team! Listen here: https://t.co/9HqgovQJtt