Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor will receive one of the most prestigious awards in higher education, an honor that comes with a $500,000 grant.

CARTHAGE, Mo. — Thousands of dollars in grants, including a special disaster-relief grant in the wake of recent tornado damage, were presented Tuesday by the Community Foundation of Southwest Missouri.

Author Margaret Atwood has won Spain's Prince of Asturias literary prize. The jury praised her work, which covers several genres "with sharpness and irony."

Almost every year, the Fort Smith Board of Directors talks about the need to revisit its system for allocating funds to local nonprofit service agencies, before shelving the discussion.

Birthday décor was in full swing Thursday morning, as an Odessa organization celebrated 30 years of existence and two women who've been instrumental to the city through their volunteer efforts.