Rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building in Venezuela, where the Greek community is trying to trace a woman who was reportedly pulled out alive from the debris thirteen days after the deadly earthquakes. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez/EPA/AMNA.A search is underway in Venezuela for
GMA Anchor George Stephanopoulos reflects on his family’s immigrant journey, from his paternal grandfather’s missionary work in the American West to the courageous stand his maternal family took against the occupation of Greece during World War II. Credit: ABC / Ida Mae Astute / CC BY-ND 2.0For reno
Fireworks go off during the Salute to America 250 celebration on the National Mall in Washington, DC, USA. The fireworks display that followed the president Trump’s speech is reportedly the largest in history, with 850,000 shells launched over 40 minutes. Credit: EPA/JIM LO SCALZO / POOLThe United S
(L-R) Irina Kapetanakis, Demetri Tsolakis, Eleni Theochari, Arthur Dimopoulos, Panayiota Asimacos at The Art of Greek Entrepreneurship. Credit: Maria LiakopoulouNearly a hundred Greek-American and Philhellenic entrepreneurs gathered recently in Boston to explore what it means to establish a modern b
Four Greek-American Representatives have raised serious concerns over the proposed U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey.Greek-American lawmakers have raised concerns over the proposed sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey. Credit: aeroman3, Public DomainGreek-American Representatives Gus Bilirakis
Leo Stefanos inspects chocolate making standing above his wife in the early days of Dove Bar. Credit: Greek Reporter / handout by Alexis Stefanos MarnerisThe legendary Dove Bar ice cream was created by Greek immigrant Leo Stefanos in Chicago, Illinois in 1956, bringing a little sweetness to the Wind
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America greets attendees at Yankee Stadium during Greek Jersey Night on June 18. Credit: Orthodox Observer / Brittainy Newman.Greek Jersey Night brought more than 2,500 people to Yankee Stadium on June 18 and raised more than $37,500 for Camp Saint Paul, bringing together
The email addresses were leaked just before the June 2024 European Parliamentary elections. Credit: AMNAA Greek court on Monday convicted a former European Parliament lawmaker with the governing New Democracy (ND) party and another three people of privacy and confidentiality breaches over the leak o
In 1934, Dimitrios left his homeland with his father, sailing to the United States aboard the SS Conte Di Savoia. The rest of his family would follow later as they began a new chapter in America. Photo providedThis is a tribute to Greek-American Dimitrios Bouzoukas, who fought heroically with the US
Greek Ambassador to the US Antonis Alexandridis with U.S. Senator Rick Scott during their meeting on U.S.-Greece cooperation and regional developments. Credit: Embassy of Greece in Washington / FacebookGreece’s Ambassador to the US, Antonis Alexandridis, met with U.S. Senator Rick Scott of Florida f
Kassimatis dragged an unconscious, bleeding woman to an ambulance just moments before the North Tower collapsed. Public Domain and New York Port AuthorityJohn V. Kassimatis, a Greek-American icon of bravery and dedication during the September 11 terrorist attacks, has died at the age of 73. A vetera
Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis with Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk. Credit: connect@epp.eu. CC BY 2.0/flickrThe Greek community in Poland has now officially been recognized as a national minority following the signing of a legislative amendment by the President of Poland, Karol N
Ancient Greek is among the oldest languages in the world. Credit: Maurice Flesier / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia CommonsHundreds of diaspora academics are calling on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) to reverse its exclusion of the Greek language. In an open letter, hundreds of professors, academics
The building of the Academy of Athens in downtown Athens. Credit: Thomas Wolf, CC-BY-SA-3-0/WikipediaA major international ranking has highlighted eleven Greek scientists who have made it into the global elite of research. Spanning institutions from Stanford and Columbia to the University of Crete,
Approximately 5,000 Greek-Americans turned up for the Greek Heritage Night. Credit: Alpha Omega CouncilThe Alpha Omega Council of Boston hosted recently its 7th annual Greek Heritage Night at Fenway Park, welcoming an estimated 5,000 Greek-Americans to the stadium to watch the Boston Red Sox take on
Attendees gathered to celebrate and show their support for Christina Kitsos (middle) during a public ceremony in Geneva. Credit: Embassy of Greece in SwitzerlandChristina Kitsos, a prominent politician of Greek descent, has officially assumed office as the Mayor of Geneva for a second, separate one-
Guests and honorees gather on the red carpet during the 20th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Closing Night and Orpheus Awards Ceremony at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Photo: UrbaniteLAThe Los Angeles Greek Film Festival marked its 20th edition in Hollywood with the Orpheus Awards Ceremony, hon
The exhibition features a series of photographs focusing on the people who define the daily rhythm of Queens. Photo providedAstoria Park hosts “My Love Letter to Queens,” an open-air photography exhibition by Greek-American photographer Eva Mallis, running through the end of July 2026. Through her l
Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is pursuing hotel and apartmenr complex projects in Albania and Serbia. Credit: Gage Skidmore. CC BY-2.0/flickrOne member of the Greek ethnic minority in Albania was injured on Saturday during protests at the site of a planned luxury resort linked to Ivanka Trump and
Gallicianò, Calabria: The only remaining original Greko-speaking settlement in Italy’s Aspromonte Mountains. Locals have not been forced to move or resettle on the coast like other Greko settlements. Credit: John KazaklisThere exists today a tiny enclave of Calabrian Greeks, Greek-speaking people in