Lansing — Richard Whitmer, the former longtime leader of health insurance giant Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and father of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, has died, the governor's office announced ...

Richard Whitmer — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's father — who served as commerce secretary to Gov. William Milliken and as CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, died Monday, Jan. 26. Richard Whitmer ...

Richard Pitino (left) and his father, Rick Pitino (right), will face off for the fifth time as head coaches Saturday. Mitchell Layton / Getty Images On Saturday, Rick Pitino and his son, Richard, will ...

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Thousands of fans of gospel music giant Richard Smallwood bid him farewell in a music-filled funeral on Saturday (Jan. 24), as family and friends of the composer ...

Injured middle-order batsman Mahela Jayawardene has been ruled out of Sri Lanka's last two matches against Pakistan and returned home, team manager Anura Tennekoon said on Tuesday. The 34-year-old ...

India posted a 33-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third one-day international here on Sunday despite a fighting 94 from skipper Mahela Jayawardene. Sri Lanka were in deep trouble at 94-7 chasing a ...

India legend Virat Kohli will not be seen in action in the T20 World Cup 2026 that kicks off on February 7. This will be the first T20 World Cup since 2012 that Kohli won't be part of, as he announced ...

India’s 77th Republic Day celebrations on January 26, 2026, are set to carry strong diplomatic significance as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António ...

When a nation shuts its doors, prosperity slips out the window. As per global evidence, open economies grow faster and achieve prosperity more than the closed ones. Many countries in Asia have ...

The Minister of Finance in Ceylon’s first national government (1947–1953) was J. R. Jayewardene. Remarkably, this government was elected through universal franchise even before Independence in 1948.

The event was organised by One Text Initiative, a multi-party platform as its inaugural open discussion aimed at formulating a model Constitution Sri Lankans appear to be obsessed with Constitutional ...