USA
Diaspora
Greek NYPD Commander Retires Dancing Away to Greek Tunes
Greek NYPD commander John Pappas celebrated his retirement after a distibguished career as a police officer with Greek songs and dance outside his Transit K9 Unit on Thursday.
It was a fitting farewell for a man who wore many hats...
Greek News
The Places Where Gold Can Still Be Found in America
Searching for gold in America with a metal detector is a favorite pastime for thousands who dream of striking it rich.
Finding gold can be a challenging and rewarding experience as shown in the recent example of an amateur metal...
Business
Elon Musk’s Outburst at Advertisers Deserting X: ‘Go F*ck Yourself’
Elon Musk in a profanity-laced outburst on Wednesday slammed advertisers that have left X, the social media platform he owns.
At an event in New York, he accused companies that have joined an ad boycott of the site formerly known...
Greek News
Henry Kissinger, Controversial Giant of US Diplomacy, Dies at 100
Henry Kissinger, one of the most influential and controversial US diplomats of the 20th century, died Wednesday at age 100, his firm said.
Kissinger, who served as secretary of state and national security adviser under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald...
Technology
Law Enforcement Agencies Issue Warnings Following the Latest Apple iOS Release
Law enforcement agencies across the United States are urging caution regarding a new feature in the latest Apple iOS software update, known as NameDrop.
In the recent iOS 17.1 and watchOS 10.1 updates, there's a tool called NameDrop. This tool...
USA
Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s Long-Time Partner, Dies at 99
Charlie Munger, the influential figure behind Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway, died at the age of 99 in a California hospital. Berkshire Hathaway officially announced Munger’s death, stating that his family informed the company of his passing away just...
Culture
Greek Word ‘Authentic’ Selected as the 2023 Word of the Year
The Greek word "authentic" was selected as the 2023 word of the year by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, landing among the most-looked-up words in the dictionary's 500,000 entries, the company said in a press release Monday.
"Although clearly a desirable quality,...
Space
US Military to Blast Nuclear Reactor Into Space
For the first time since 1965, the US military is gearing up to launch a nuclear reactor into space.
In space exploration, using fission power for a nuclear reactor makes a lot of sense. Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) engines, like...
Diaspora
Greek Couple Return to Roots After Living American Dream
A Greek couple married for seventy years that has lived the American Dream has recently returned to their village near Kozani in northern Greece. This is where they first met and fell in love.
Mike Daniel (Michalis Daniil), ninety-five years...
Greece
The Boston Marathon Winner Who Ran for Seven Million Hungry Greeks
Stylianos Kyriakides, was a Greek Cypriot marathon runner who won the Boston Marathon in 1946 with the goal of raising funds to provide food and shelter to Greeks suffering from severe poverty following the Second World War and the Greek...
Diaspora
Summer University on Greek Language, Culture to be Held in Boston
The 10th International Summer University Greek language, culture, and mass media program will take place in Boston from May 28 to June 2, 2024.
The program is organized by The Laboratory for the Study of Social Issues, Mass Media and...
Ancient Greece
The Ancient Greek Roots of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a time to give thanks every year for what we have and for a bountiful harvest. This is something that the ancient Greeks also did thousands of years ago.
On Thanksgiving, we show gratitude not only for...
Food
Secrets to Hosting the Best Thanksgiving Ever
Some secrets which will allow you and your family to have the best Thanksgiving ever will help even seasoned cooks -- like many Greek-Americans are -- to be able to enjoy this wonderful holiday even more.
As we look forward...
Greek Food
Greek Food Products Going Mainstream in the USA
Greek products are going mainstream in the USA gaining distribution and consumers way beyond the Greek American market.
In major supermarkets, one can nowadays find a wide variety of Greek products such as olive oil, yogurt, feta cheese, gyros, and...
Business
OpenAI’s Sam Altman to Return as CEO Days After He was Fired
OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman will return as CEO just days after he was fired by the board, the firm which is the leading company in the artificial intelligence industry, said.
The agreement "in principle" involves a new board being installed,...