The word was invented in 1812 when the governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry, redrew the electoral map for the state Senate to benefit his party. The result was an oddly shaped district that ...

Oxford University Press, one of 500 Words’ official partners, have once again released their report into trending words and themes used in submissions for the 2023/24 competition. The words and ...

Though 500 Words only accepts written stories, we know that some children prefer to tell stories in different ways. That's why we caught up with Mike Stirling (Director of Mischief) and Craig ...

Americans are heading to the polls on November 5 as part of an Election Day tradition dating back to the mid-1800s.

Months after Pune's Porsche incident, another similar incident took place in Greater Noida when a 17-year-old allegedly drove his speeding SUV into a woman walking on the roadside, which resulted ...

Months after Pune's Porsche incident, another similar incident took place in Greater Noida when a 17-year-old allegedly drove ...

In America, every house is not a home, and every home is not a house. An abusive partner is hard to leave when there is no ...

High school seniors who reside in the Upper Peninsula and plan to pursue studies in a healthcare-related field at a college or university next fall are invited to participate in the fifth annual ...

Etches his name into the record books on Day 4 of the first Test against New Zealand, becoming the fastest Indian wicketkeeper to score 2,500 Test runs ...

The classmates put together their efforts to launch the Warren Woods Class of 1973 Endowed Legacy Scholarship, officially ...

I have to laugh when I hear a pundit say that individual investors can’t beat the S&P 500. Truth is, it’s not that hard if ...

A new day means a new Connections puzzle, and Wednesday's game has a particular theme for its 500 milestone. The brainteaser was released by The New York Times in June 2023 and has gone on to become ...