BOSTON, Massachusetts — A 1980s movie buff might remember that the namesake of Frances “Baby” Houseman in “Dirty Dancing” was Frances Perkins, the US secretary of labor under then ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Frances Loretta Moran, 83, of South Bloomfield, OH passed away on May 14, 2025 at her residence. She was born on July 15, 1941 in Ross County to the late Frank S. and Annis Leota (Woodeard) Gilmore.

Winter Haven officials celebrated the grand opening of Lake Conine Nature Park on May 13, a project that's been more than 15 years in the making. The roughly 32-acre park, with main parking lot ...

Prior to his elevation to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV stayed out of the spotlight on certain reforms backed by his predecessor but maintained a close relationship with Pope Francis and support for ...

Mary Frances Ford Johnson, 96, departed her life on May 12th, 2025 at 3:05 am. She joins her husband, Edward Sr.; daughters, Mildred and Wanda; parents, siblings, and nieces. She was a licensed ...

Marie Frances (Weiss) Gumbel, 97, of Evansville, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at North Park Nursing Home surrounded by family. Marie was born on June 30, 1927, in Evansville to the late ...

Frances Fortner. On Tuesday, the Mississippi Court of Appeals found IMS Engineers, a local firm contracted by Jackson in 2016 to oversee a major street repaving program, had ended its role in the ...

The 22-year-old has lost three of four matches since reaching the BMW Open final in Munich. Frances Tiafoe was eliminated by Sebastian Ofner. The 143rd-ranked qualifier pulled out a 6-2 ...

Pope Leo XIV indicated on Saturday that his papacy will follow closely in the footsteps of the late Pope Francis, telling church cardinals that they should take up that “precious legacy” and ...

In the eyes of many LGBTQ Catholics, the late Pope Francis created a “seismic shift” toward acceptance. Now, as the world welcomes the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, these lesbian, gay ...