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Michael Kearns death: Out gay actor and AIDS activist was 76
Michael Kearns, the trailblazing actor, author and AIDS activist credited as the first Hollywood actor to come out as gay, has died at 76.
In the Shadows Producers to Self-Release British Boxing Biopic
With True Brit having gone into administration, the producers of In the Shadows — about trailblazing boxer Ramla Ali - are self-releasing the film
UCF Honors 8 Trailblazing Faculty with 2026 Luminary Awards
The honorees are advancing discovery across fields ranging from transportation safety and quantum science to tourism, disaster resilience and emerging technology.
‘Brave from the beginning’: 20 years of Friday Night Lights – the sports drama that dared to be different
It launched the careers of Jesse Plemons and Michael B Drama, and let its stars improvise in a way that was fresh and new. This show about smalltown US football was confident, trailblazing – and wonderful
5 ‘trailblazing’ caribou return to Canada’s wilderness
The animals were raised in North America's first conservation breeding program for Caribou.
UC Berkeley welcomes rising stars in math and physics
UC Berkeley is welcoming a powerhouse lineup of trailblazing scientists to advance its research enterprise.The Division of Mathematical
'Big Ludo' - trailblazing keeper who became West Ham cult figure
Ludek Miklosko, who has died aged 64, was a cult figure with West Ham supporters after his move to London in 1990.
In the shadow of Clancy case, U.K. treatment of postpartum psychosis wins supporters
Britain’s trailblazing maternal mental healthcare program gains attention as the serious psychological condition comes under greater scrutiny.
Berkeley’s trailblazing adaptive sports nonprofit BORP turns 50
Long the “only game in town” for physically disabled athletes, it launched the country’s first power soccer program in the ’80s.
The Trailblazing Business Savvy That Built Dolly Inc. Into an Empire
Dolly Parton was fiercely protective of her songwriting catalog when even the Beatles and the Rolling Stones failed to maintain control. That conviction became the powering force as she expanded beyond music.
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, trailblazing GOP senator who broke barriers for women in Congress, dead at 94
Nancy Kassebaum Baker co-authored a landmark 1996 health insurance law with Ted Kennedy and won Kansas re-election by huge margins twice.
Allegheny Health Network first in Western Pa. to offer GammaTile brain cancer treatment
Trailblazing technology offered at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh’s North Side is helping patients with operable brain metastases live longer. Allegheny Health Network neurosurgeon Matthew J. Shepard is the first physician in Western Pennsylvania to use GammaTile, an FDA-approved treatment that uses collagen disks about the size of postage stamps
Trailblazing former Republican Rep Kay Granger dies at 83: 'Broke barriers'
Former Rep. Kay Granger, a trailblazing Texas Republican who served nearly three decades in Congress and became Fort Worth’s first female mayor, has died at 83.
Tony Brown, trailblazing journalist, TV talk show, dies at 93
"Tony Brown’s Journal," which ran on PBS for nearly four decades, provided a national platform for frank discussions on race, politics, and culture.
12 Women Who Redefined Hollywood and Entertainment
Few industries reflect societal transformation and the persistence of creative vision quite like Hollywood. Across generations, a trailblazing group of women have shattered expectations, defined genre...
WTA mourns trailblazing sports entrepreneur Larry King
Long before the Original 9 changed the course of women's tennis, Larry King was helping Billie Jean King turn big ideas into lasting institutions -- from the WTA to World TeamTennis and beyond.
Political leaders, constituents mourn trailblazing congressman Barney Frank
Fort Wayne councilman publishes book on trailblazing women in Indiana politics
Fort Wayne City Councilman, Geoffrey Paddock, expands his authorship with his third recently released book, “Indiana Political Trailblazers.”
At the heart of the Science and Engineering Complex, a library named for a trailblazing alumna
Gift from the Troper Wojcicki Foundation honors the late technology executive and Harvard alumna.
UC People: Mary Blackburn, public health pioneer
Trailblazing Black dietitian Mary Blackburn began her University of California career in the tumultuous Civil Rights era.
This trailblazing Atlanta surgeon broke barriers in sports medicine
Dr. Letha Griffin is now in the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Hall of Fame.
Taunton's O'Connell, Dooner reflect on trailblazing careers
Taunton State Sen. Kelly Dooner says Mayor Shaunna O'Connell has been a mentor to her and she wants to fill that role for future women leaders.
How Japan’s Leader Sanae Takaichi Found Her Voice in D.C. Decades Ago
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi got her start in politics as an intern for a trailblazing Colorado lawmaker. She returns to Washington this week to meet with President Trump.
Politicians remember trailblazing Sen. Avel Gordly, Oregon’s first Black female state senator
Gordly died on Monday. She had just turned 79.
Trailblazing Atmospheric Scientist Was ‘a Titan in the Scientific World’
Harvard University researcher Michael McElroy made groundbreaking contributions to climate science and helped shape global environmental policy.
Atlanta museum honors the life of a trailblazing Black hair care business leader
After decades in St. Paul, trailblazing lawmakers reflect on what’s changed for women in politics
Sens. Sandy Pappas and Ann Rest watched as women went from being relegated to the sidelines to leading caucuses and top committees at the Capitol.
12th Annual Women in Entertainment Celebrates Trailblazing Women at AEG’s Dignity Health Sports Park
On December 11, 2025, the 12th Annual Women in Entertainment (Film, TV, Music, Sports, and Fashion) event returned to AEG’s Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA.