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Chinese President Xi Jinping told French President-elect Emmanuel Macron in a phone call on Tuesday that he would uphold the Paris Agreement on curbing climate change. China, the world’s top
Read MoreNations around the world have adopted more than 1,200 laws to curb climate change, up from about 60 two decades ago, which is a sign of widening efforts to limit
Read MoreThe Recording Academy announced Tuesday that the 2018 Grammys would return to New York City after spending the last 14 years in Los Angeles. The show will take place at
Read MoreTo Maria Sharapova, the most disappointing part of leaving the Madrid Open was doing so in the second round. Not losing to arch critic Eugenie Bouchard. Sharapova will
Read MoreJimmy Kimmel zinged his critics as he returned to late-night TV and resumed arguing that Americans deserve the level of health care given his infant son. Back on ABC’s “Jimmy
Read MoreAnne Morrissy Merick, who successfully fought for equal treatment of female reporters during the Vietnam War, has died. She was 83. Morrissy Merick died May 2 of complications from dementia
Read MoreU.S. federal health officials say the mysterious illness that has killed 13 people in Liberia came from a bacteria that can lead to the fatal brain disease meningitis. At least
Read MoreAn alert has been issued in Mombasa County, Kenya, in response to an outbreak of dengue fever, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease. More than 100 people have been infected in
Read MoreThe Trump administration will not reappoint half the expert members of a board that advises the Environmental Protection Agency on the integrity of its science, the latest in a series
Read MoreIt’s not a movie set, but visitors to Disney World’s new Pandora-World of Avatar land are in for a cinematic experience. The 12-acre land, inspired by the “Avatar” movie, opens
Read MoreNeither Bill Clinton nor James Patterson has ever tried something like this before. The former president and the best-selling novelist are collaborating on a thriller, “The President is Missing,”
Read MoreУ 2017 році фестиваль Koktebel Jazz Festival відбудеться на чотирьох сценічних майданчиках на материковій Україні, а його учасниками, крім відомих музикантів, стануть молоді українські та зарубіжні виконавці. Відкриється захід 24
Read MoreУ Києві на фестивалі популярної культури Kyiv Comic Con презентували першу серію анімаційного серіалу за «Кобзарем» Тараса Шевченка. Невдовзі його мають показати на одному з загальнонаціональних каналів. Всього серіал має
Read MoreВ Україні прогнозують погіршення погодних умов: 7-8 травня очікуються грози, в окремих районах град та шквали, 10-11 травня – заморозки на ґрунті і в повітрі. Про це повідомляється на сайті
Read MoreGlobal health experts are striving to identify a mysterious illness in Liberia that has already killed 12 people. Officials with the World Health Organization in Monrovia have already ruled out
Read MoreLow-dose aspirin might help fend off breast cancer, according to a new study. Researchers at the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center noted an overall 16 percent reduction in breast-cancer
Read MoreThe surviving members of the legendary rock band The Eagles, are suing a Mexican hotel that calls itself Hotel California, which is also the title of what is likely the
Read MoreA thunderous drumbeat echoed through the cocktail reception at the Met Gala. Either an earthquake was hitting the Upper East Side of Manhattan, or the glittering assembly of guests was
Read MoreBette Midler, Cate Blanchett and Sally Field received best actress nominations in Broadway’s Tony Awards on Tuesday, while “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812” scored a leading 12
Read MoreA new study has found engaging in a simple meditation exercise for 10 minutes a day can reduce symptoms in people with anxiety disorders. Anxiety disorders are marked by
Read MoreЗа минулу добу до України прибули понад 160 учасників пісенного конкурсу «Євробачення-2017» та членів їхніх команд. Як повідомили в Держприкордонслужбі, таким чином кількість гостей зросла до майже 400. Найбільше іноземців, як
Read MoreThe Trump administration is turning back a U.S. public school program promoted by former first lady Michelle Obama that required healthier lunches for children. “If kids aren’t eating the food
Read MoreIf you’re someone who likes a lot of guidance and explanation at the museum, you might want to dramatically recalibrate your expectations before heading into “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art
Read MoreThe microbes in your gut may have a say in what you want for dinner, according to new research. The findings only apply to fruit flies at the moment. But
Read MoreShowtime cable network is presenting four hours of director Oliver Stone interviewing Russian President Vladimir Putin on four consecutive nights in June. The network announced Monday that “The Putin Interviews”
Read MoreThe new federal spending bill would spare – and even slightly increase – funding for three arts-related agencies that President Donald Trump had proposed eliminating: the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,
Read MoreУкраїнські прикордонники протягом трьох діб оформили близько 200 учасників і членів команд пісенного конкурсу «Євробачення-2017» з майже 20 країн світу, повідомляє Державна прикордонна служба України. «Найбільше учасників прикордонники Окремого контрольно-пропускного
Read MoreChalk up another win for Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which successfully launched a secret spy satellite for a U.S. government agency early Monday. The launch at the Kennedy Space Center in
Read MoreA mysterious decline in two of the most popular fishing worms is depriving fishermen of their favorite bait and threatening the livelihood of Maine’s so-called “wormers.” VOA’s Faith Lapidus reports.
Read MoreJohn Legend is expected on a Massachusetts college campus this week to receive a social justice award. The singer-songwriter becomes the first recipient of the Salem Advocate for Social
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