Sri Lanka, July 2 -- The FTZ Toastmasters Club has launched a membership drive aimed at school leavers, university students, entrepreneurs and professionals across the Gampaha District as it expands ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered a stinging rebuke of the Trump administration in a speech marking America's ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani argued a true celebration of patriotism should confront both the nation’s ideals and its ...

New York’s mayor will speak from George Washington’s desk hours before President Trump delivers a speech from Mount Rushmore.

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Teyana Taylor was honored with the Icon of the Year Award at the 2026 BET Awards, which was presented by Janet Jackson. The ...

Everybody’s talking about it. And there’s a lot to talk about. They’re talking about Lauren Elliot taking home three championships from the 2026 National Speech and Debate Tournament in ...

As we observe the U.S.’s 250 th birthday, I am reminded of the words of James Baldwin, who wrote that, in the true pursuit of ...

Imagine you’re on an elevator. It stops, and the vice president of a company you want to work at steps in. “The doors close and you have 20 or 30 seconds to grab his interest,” said Melanie Winograd, ...

Last week four Atlantic High School students traveled to Richmond, Virginia to compete in the National Speech and Debate ...

Students from Independence and Parsons High Schools compete at the 2026 National Speech & Debate Tournament. The National ...