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Pride Month may be over, but advocacy continues year round. This sentiment holds truth for a number of LGBTQ friendly ...

A new generation of music lovers got turned on to mid-century pop star Connie Francis’ oeuvre in recent months when her 1962 song “Pretty Little Baby” went viral on TikTok. Now, Francis’ death on ...

American singer, who has died at age 87, is largely known for her resonant pop hits such as ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ but her ...

Almost 70 years after his death, the Solanus Casey Foundation is building momentum to make the Wisconsin-born priest a saint.

One of the most commercially successful female singers in history, she also had hits with "Who's Sorry Now?," "Mama," "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" and "Stupid Cupid." ...

Pop star Connie Francis was a little past her heyday the first time that San Antonio jazz vocalist Ken Slavin heard her sing, but he was captivated nontheless. The pint-sized vocalist was belting out ...

Ron Onesti grew up listening to Connie Francis. Mutual connections introduced him to the late Italian American singer about ...

Francis Melba Braud, a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and co-founder of the African American Museum in St. Martinville, Louisiana, celebrated her 95th birthday and shared advice on the ...

Shane Tews is joined by Father Paolo Benanti, a theologian and ethicist for the Vatican on AI, for a thought-provoking interactive discussion that transcends traditional debates on values and policy ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)– Roper St. Francis is working to give more people access to healthcare in the Lowcountry. Officials broke ground on their future campus off Interstate 26 and 526… ...

Roper St. Francis breaks ground on new hospital in North Charleston, set to open in 2029 with 805K SF of patient-centered, resilient healthcare space.