WASHINGTON, June 3 (UPI) -- Former Rep. Jim Leach, R-Iowa, will be U.S. President Barack Obama's choice to lead the National Endowment for the Humanities, the White House said Wednesday.
PHILADELPHIA, March 16 (UPI) -- Lynn Cheney, the wife of former Vice President Dick Cheney, was taken to a Philadelphia hospital after fainting Monday, a hospital spokeswoman said.
CHICAGO, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The struggling U.S. economy and stock market has resulted in a 30 percent decrease in the endowment for Chicago's Field Museum, officials say.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., is climbing aboard the Obama express, agreeing to serve as transportation secretary, unnamed Democratic officials said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush handed out 2008 National Humanities Medals to nine people, a museum and a philanthropic foundation during a White House ceremony.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Miss Manners is among those who will receive a National Humanities Medal and actor Robert Duvall will get a National Medal of Arts, the White House said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush Wednesday presented awards to recipients of the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal.
CHICAGO, May 8 (UPI) -- Rev. Dennis Holtschneider will be president of Chicago's DePaul University, the nation's largest Catholic university, the Chicago Tribune reported Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities is handing out $5.5 million in grants to preserve significant books, newspapers, papers, recordings and film.
OTTAWA, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The roots of English as it is used today go much further back in history than previously thought, Canadian editors of the Dictionary of Old English report.
