We know that U.S. vice presidents are often the objects of humorous jabs for their secondary role in the executive branch or their public mishaps.

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Carnegie President Maxine Singer wins the National Medal of Science for her outstanding scientific ... of continents and the origins of plate tectonics. Andrew Fire wins Nobel Prize for his discovery ...

A Nobel Prize ... (ii) the prize for averting a three-way nuclear arms race between China, Russia, and the United States; and (iii) the medal for peace in West Asia, which is the most significant.

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has rejected a Nobel Peace Prize nomination, despite being recognized by a European Parliament member for his efforts to protect free speech. REUTERS/File Photo ...

Elon Musk has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Norwegian libertarian MP Marius Nilsen, who tossed the Tesla founder’s name into the mix for consideration, cited Musk’s “adamant ...

The gold Nobel Prize medal awarded to the late novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez. (Courtesy/AP) The beginning of October means Nobel Prize season. Six days, six prizes, new faces from around the ...

Bob Dylan, one of America’s most prolific singer-songwriters, is slated to perform in West Michigan this spring.

The Nobel Peace Prize. Trump began obsessing over the annual award long before he failed to win one during his first term as president. Much of his griping has been aimed at Barack Obama ...

Throughout the years, American presidents have been distinguished in many different ways. Indeed, some have been awarded and ...

Rice’s Naomi Halas is the recipient of the 2025 Benjamin Franklin Medal in chemistry, awarded “for the creation and development of nanoshells — metal-coated nanoscale particles that can capture light ...

The Red Cross museum in Geneva is warning that it risks closure after its funding was axed in a broad government cost-cutting ...