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Union Seminary’s Rev. Dr. Serene Jones

Union Seminary’s Rev. Dr. Serene Jones

Published by Sam Flores

 Rev. Dr. Serene Jones served as president of Union Theological Seminary in New York City for 18 years—long enough to see her own daughter graduate from the historic institution. During that time, she has been a strong advocate for integrating activism with theological education, mirroring her own calling and journey. We get Rev. Jones’ insights into how a seminary education has changed in the past two decades, and how today’s students are facing the challenges and realities of 2026 America. Her take on how churches and universities kept our democracy knitted together, and how the moral discourse that came from that has diasppeared, is a powerful warning, and an urgent call to action. More about Rev. Dr. Serene Jones Rev. Dr. Serene Jones has been a Yale professor, President of the American Academy of Religion, and, for the past 18 years, President of the historic Union Theological Seminary in New York City. The institution promises to “prepare its students for committed lives of service to the church, academy, and society,” and Serene Jones is …

Catherine Zeta Jones stuns in figure-hugging red gown for Netflix’ Wednesday event

Catherine Zeta Jones stuns in figure-hugging red gown for Netflix’ Wednesday event

Published by Daniella Wilson

Catherine Zeta-Jones delivered a glamorous red carpet moment on Friday, May 22 2026 as she joined the cast and creators of Netflix hit Wednesday for a special FYSEE Emmy event in Los Angeles. The Oscar-winning actress stepped out at Hollywood Forever Cemetery alongside co-star Jenna Ortega, who leads the hugely successful gothic series as Wednesday Addams. The event celebrated the critically acclaimed show ahead of Emmy season and brought together much of the cast and creative team, including director Tim Burton and producers Miles Millar and Alfred Gough. © FilmMagicCatherine looked as glam as ever at the Wednesday event Catherine, who portrays Morticia Addams in the Netflix series, commanded attention in a striking figure-hugging red gown featuring ruched detailing throughout the body and a dramatic floral accent at the neckline. She layered the bold look with an oversized black blazer draped elegantly over her shoulders and completed the ensemble with pointed black heels and sparkling diamond rings. The actress wore her long brunette hair in loose waves parted down the centre while opting for glamorous …

As seminaries shuttered, Union grew. For Serene Jones, controversy was the price of survival.

As seminaries shuttered, Union grew. For Serene Jones, controversy was the price of survival.

Published by Sam Flores

NEW YORK (RNS) — When the Rev. Serene Jones arrived at Union Theological Seminary in 2008, she focused on two jobs: Fix the house, then make a bigger table. Eighteen years later, as Jones prepares to step down as president in July, the historically Christian and progressive seminary in Manhattan has renovated its aging campus, expanded its interreligious programming and enrolled its largest incoming class in more than 30 years. “Now the house is fixed, the table is open, and everybody’s pouring in,” Jones said. In fall 2025, Union enrolled 128 new students; last year it was 102. The growth comes at a precarious time for theological education. Seminaries across the country are facing declining enrollment, rising costs and fewer students pursuing ordained ministry. Many schools have closed, merged, sold campuses because of financial strain or maintenance costs, or moved more of their training online. In New York, over the past decade, two once-prominent Episcopal seminaries, Episcopal Divinity School and General Theological Seminary, have been unable to maintain a traditional residential-campus model. “Nearly all seminaries …

Sheinelle Jones reveals ‘excruciating’ health issue as she returns to TODAY

Sheinelle Jones reveals ‘excruciating’ health issue as she returns to TODAY

Published by Daniella Wilson

After a day off on Monday, May 18 (which wasn’t explained), Sheinelle Jones returned to TODAY the day after, albeit a little worse for wear. The TV personality, 48, shared right up top as she and Jenna Bush Hager settled into their seats that she was in pain due to suffering an injury the day prior. © Getty ImagesSheinelle Jones returned to TODAY after a day off with a hurt shoulder “Oh no,” Jenna remarked, seeing her co-anchor sit down with a grimace, telling the studio: “Okay, Sheinelle’s injured,” and the mom-of-three couldn’t help but laugh. “I’ve self diagnosed myself, I don’t know if this is the official diagnosis,” Sheinelle explained, revealing that she woke up the day before with a frozen shoulder. Recommended videoYou may also likeWATCH: Sheinelle Jones in tears as her 3 children surprise her on TODAY The Mayo Clinic describes a frozen shoulder, also called “adhesive capsulitis,” as a condition involving “stiffness and pain in the shoulder joint,” in which “symptoms typically begin slowly, then get worse. Over time, symptoms get …

Dow Jones CEO: Storyful merger will fuel growth to bn profit

Dow Jones CEO: Storyful merger will fuel growth to $1bn profit

Published by Sam Flores

Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour and Storyful CEO Maria Pacheco. Pictures: Dow Jones Video verification and business intelligence provider Storyful is being integrated into Dow Jones, 13 years after its acquisition by their joint parent company News Corp. Dow Jones chief executive Almar Latour told Press Gazette the addition of Storyful on 29 June would be a “meaningful accelerator on our path to making Dow Jones bigger”. He said it would help the publisher in its current mission to “going deeper, going wider and connecting things”. These three ways of “building out” Dow Jones, he said, will help it get to an EBITDA profit goal of $1bn within five years, up from $588m in 2025. Storyful was founded in Ireland in 2010 and acquired by News Corp in 2013 for around £15m (€18m/$25m) but has since operated as a standalone business. Dow Jones flagship brand The Wall Street Journal was already a customer at the time of the takeover and continues to use Storyful for sourcing, authenticating and licensing user-generated content. Storyful operates a social …

TODAY’s Sheinelle Jones announces ‘stressful’ family change one year after husband’s death

TODAY’s Sheinelle Jones announces ‘stressful’ family change one year after husband’s death

Published by Daniella Wilson

Sheinelle Jones is embarking on a new chapter with her kids. The TODAY anchor has revealed that she is officially moving out of the home she shared with late husband Uche Ojeh, who died in May 2025, aged 45, after a battle with glioblastoma. The couple were parents to three kids, son Kayin, 16, and twins Clara and Uche, 13. © Getty ImagesSheinelle and Uche were married for almost 20 years Sheinelle shared the news on the Thursday, May 14 installment of TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle, revealing that in the process of clearing out her house, she almost threw out her wedding dress from her 2007 wedding to Uche. “I’m moving,” she said, explaining: “The kids are going to a new school, so we’re moving. I have been going through boxes and boxes and boxes in our basement,” as co-anchor Jenna Bush Hager noted moving is one of the most “stressful” things one can do, and Sheinelle quipped back: “As if I need more stress.” She added that there are still piles of boxes …

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle safe codes: Combinations for locks

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle safe codes: Combinations for locks

Published by Daniella Wilson

Found in the dankest of crypts and ornate offices of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle are a number of locked safes and doors, and we’ve got them all so that your time as cosplaying Indy isn’t impeded by such pesky combinations! We’ve also got all the Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants DLC safe codes as well. The safes are spread across all the missions and locations found in the game, with some being required to unlock as part of the story, and others just holding extra goodies. We’re not sure if Troy Baker, who plays the titular Indiana Jones, will need the extra help, as he recently told the Radio Times Gaming team that he will be on his third playthrough when it launches on the Nintendo Switch 2. We can’t speak for the rest of the cast, however… Nevertheless, it’s a good thing that you’re playing the game in the here and now, as back when the game is set, poor Indy couldn’t just look up the safe …

Politics Home | Top PM Aide Darren Jones “Sounding Out Support” For Potential Leadership Run

Politics Home | Top PM Aide Darren Jones “Sounding Out Support” For Potential Leadership Run

Published by Sam Flores

Darren Jones in Downing Street for a Cabinet meeting, October 2024 (Alamy) 3 min read2 hr Exclusive: Chief secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones has sparked suspicion among colleagues that he is quietly sounding out support for a future leadership bid of his own, PoliticsHome understands. While taking the mood of the parliamentary party amid growing calls for Keir Starmer to resign, Jones has been interpreted by colleagues as privately gauging support for his own prospects of becoming Prime Minister. A source close to Jones said he had been calling MPs on behalf of No 10 but had not raised his own leadership prospects and remains supportive of the Prime Minister. However, two other sources have told PoliticsHome that the discussions had taken into account Jones’ own leadership prospects. As Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and chief secretary to the PM, Jones was the government spokesperson on the media round this morning. He denied that it was “all over” for the Prime Minister today but did not rule out the possibility he …

Torchwood’s Ianto Jones shrine gets preservation update

Torchwood’s Ianto Jones shrine gets preservation update

Published by Daniella Wilson

Doctor Who prop maker James Sutton has revealed that preservation efforts are under way for the fictional entrance to Torchwood HQ in Cardiff Bay following the removal of Ianto Jones’s shrine. The tribute, which was built by fans of the Doctor Who spin-off to commemorate the fictional character after he was killed off in 2009 and had covered the location used as the entrance to Torchwood HQ, was taken down in April due to maintenance works. Writing on Instagram on Thursday (7 May), Sutton revealed that, with the permission of Mermaid Quay and BBC Studios, he’d been to visit the location and had salvaged “a few smaller dressing pieces” with the hope of returning for “the larger pieces”, including the newspapers in the windows. He wrote: “The idea came to me last week after spotting parts of the Hub entrance still visible behind the remains of Ianto’s Shrine. I was amazed some of the original details were still surviving nearly 20 years later, and with redevelopment plans underway, I realised there was a real chance …

Indiana’s Indiana Jones | Nina Siegal

Indiana’s Indiana Jones | Nina Siegal

Published by José Betancourt

In April 2014 agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the family farm of Don Miller, a ninety-year-old electrical engineer and amateur archaeologist, and seized thousands of artifacts, skulls, and other bones that he had stolen from indigenous burial grounds and cultural heritage sites across the globe. Miller had hoarded his plunder in his house, his barns, and a disused fallout shelter in Rush County, Indiana. Investigators found that he had also created eccentric and morbid displays: “arrowheads hammered into a skull for dramatic effect, a baby’s skull repurposed as an apple bowl.” Bones were mixed with animal remains, “strewn across shelves and stuffed into tote bags…. They were filthy with grime and black mold, infested with silverfish.” Mice were nesting in skulls. In a locked room, there was a nearly complete skeleton laid out on red felt cloth in a glass case labeled “Sioux Warrior, 19th Cent.,” which Miller claimed was the remains of Crazy Horse, the famous Lakota leader of a rebellion against the US military. Miller was so attached to it …