Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush apologized through a spokesman on Wednesday for what an actress described as a sexual assault but which Bush said was intended as a friendly
Read MoreA 10-story-tall tree moved two city blocks on giant rollers last summer has new growth and appears happy in its new location, a tree expert said Wednesday. Tree mover David
Read MoreSpurred by the chemical industry, President Donald Trump’s administration is retreating from a congressionally mandated review of some of the most dangerous chemicals in public use: millions of tons of
Read MoreTo play a blind woman for her latest film role, Blake Lively took no short cuts into the darkness. The 30-year-old actress learned to use a walking cane, wore opaque
Read MoreКомпанія «Укрзалізниця» має намір запровадити електронний квиток на регіональні потяги та запустити електронний сервіс для купівлі квитків у країни Європейського союзу із 2018-го року, заявив на засіданні уряду виконувач обов’язків
Read MoreQatari soccer and television executive Nasser al-Khelaifi was scheduled to be questioned by Swiss investigators who allege he bribed a top FIFA official in World Cup broadcasting rights deal.
Read MoreA New Zealand judge said Eminem’s lyrics “You own it, you better never let it go” turned out to be prophetic after ruling a political party breached copyright by using
Read MoreThe United States is suffering through an unprecedented, deadly wave of opioid and prescription drug overdoses. The drug crisis comes nearly 50 years after the government declared a “War on
Read MorePumpkins are everywhere across the United States each fall – flavoring lattes and ice cream, baked into pies and cookies, cut into jack-o-lanterns … and, in one New York City
Read MoreDoctors in the U.S. are increasingly employing a new approach when treating tumors, thanks to the new technology of genomic sequencing. It allows them to look at each patient and
Read MoreНа сцені Одеської філармонії відбулася прем’єра інструментальної композиції «Дружні варіації», створеної на основі гімнів України і Сполучених Штатів Америки американським автором Чарльзом Букером. Її виконав оркестр Військово-повітряних сил США в
Read MoreArctic sea ice may be thinning faster than predicted because salty snow on the surface of the ice skews the accuracy of satellite measurements, a new study from the University
Read More“Sex and the City” star Kim Cattrall says she didn’t have kids in-part because of the demanding production schedule of the long-running HBO series. The 61-year-old actress told Piers
Read MoreПоказники вакцинації від поліомієліту в Україні зростають, але цього недостатньо для надійного захисту, заявила в. о. міністра охорони здоров’я України Уляна Супрун у Facebook. «Дуже важливо, щоби зараз кожен департамент
Read MoreHope is the thing with feathers, poet Emily Dickinson wrote. For Richard Thorns, the feathers are pink. Thorns’ hope? To prove that a colorful duck is not extinct. This
Read MoreA US government bunker, originally built in case of nuclear war, is now offering protection for a happier purpose. VOA’s Karina Bafradzhian shows us how America’s entertainment history is preserved
Read MoreNearly 30 years ago, 1,000 children a day were paralyzed by the polio virus. So far this year, 11 children have been diagnosed with polio, thanks to a global effort
Read MoreWhen Britain’s Cambridge University put physicist Stephen Hawking’s 1966 thesis on line for the first time Monday, the university’s website collapsed. Professor Hawking’s “Properties of Expanding Universes” has been the
Read MoreA chocolate bar may make you feel better when you’re down, but a cup of yogurt or a handful of cashews might be a better choice. “I think about our
Read MoreThe New York attorney general has opened an investigation into sexual harassment and possible violations of civil rights laws at the Weinstein Company, the movie studio co-founded by Harvey Weinstein,
Read MoreIt was a source of national pride — technology and discipline besting a crippling lack of water. But four years of drought have overtaxed Israel’s unmatched array of desalination and
Read MoreLooking down from a small, five-seater airplane, Mikah Meyer felt lucky to be getting such a spectacular — and unique — perspective of some of America’s most beautiful and historic
Read MoreThe U.S. National Park Service helps preserve and protect some of America’s most beautiful and historic land and waterscapes for all to enjoy and learn from, including many sacred Native
Read MoreThe United States is in the middle of an unprecedented opioid overdose epidemic. The abuse of prescription opioids along with the illicit use of heroin killed nearly 60-thousand people last
Read MoreНа українсько-польському кордоні у найближчі роки планують збудувати п’ять нових пунктів пропусків: три – у Львівській області та по одному у Волинській і Закарпатській. Про це заявили 22 жовтня голови
Read MoreУ Державній службі з надзвичайних ситуацій з посиланням на дані синоптиків попереджають жителів західних областей України про сильні дощі у понеділок. «Попередження про сильні дощі у Карпатському регіоні. 23 жовтня у
Read MoreThe World Health Organization rescinded Sunday its appointment of Zimbabwe’s longtime President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador. “I have listened carefully to all who have expressed their concerns, and
Read MoreFor almost 15 years, environmental activist Patterson Clark has been one of the U.S. National Park Service volunteers who go through forests and remove invasive plants. Because he knew how
Read MoreWhen the propaganda film, “The Founding of an Army,” hit theaters in China recently, the reaction wasn’t quite what the ruling Communist Party might have hoped for. Instead of inspiring
Read MoreDespite laws banning child marriage, rights groups in Pakistan say the problem continues, partly because of a desire to follow tradition, and partly because of poverty. No matter the reason,
Read MoreAutistic children often have social difficulties. They tend to linger on the edges of social groups at school and have fewer friendships than those without the condition. But that can
Read MoreПонад тисяча жителів Дніпра в суботу взяли участь у легкоатлетичному забігу «Миля миру», приурочений до 74-річчя визволення Дніпра від німецької окупації, а також за мир і злагоду в сучасній Україні.
Read MoreУ поліції підтверджують, що до викрадення дитини у Києві причетна жінка. «Оперативники встановили, що зловмисниця стежила за чоловіком із коляскою: камери відеонагляду зафіксували її за маршрутом руху батька з дитиною»,
Read MoreУ соцмережах опублікували відео викрадення 1,5-місячного немовляти біля дитячого садка у Києві. Відео оприлюднила користувачка Facebook Олена Степановна. На першому відео видно, як батько з візком приїхав до дитячого садка,
Read MoreParents of small children have long been hearing about the perils of “screen time.” And with more screens, and new technologies such as Amazon’s Echo speaker, the message is getting
Read MoreA California judge on Friday threw out a $417 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using its
Read MoreMillions of children the world over dream of visiting Disneyworld. But Sean Baker’s heartbreaking film The Florida Project, throws light on those living in dire poverty in the shadow of Cinderella’s
Read MorePollution accounts for more deaths every year than any illness. That’s the headline from a new report published in the medical journal The Lancet on Thursday. Part of the response
Read MoreMillions of children the world over dream of visiting Disney World. But Sean Baker’s heartbreaking film “The Florida Project,” throws light on those living in dire poverty in the shadow
Read MoreAnother actress has accused U.S. movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her, the latest of some 40 women who have alleged sexual harassment and assault spanning decades. Former actress
Read MorePresident Salva Kiir opened South Sudan’s first-ever kidney hospital Thursday in Juba, calling it a breakthrough for the country’s medical care. The facility — a welcome positive sign in conflict-torn
Read MoreA malaria outbreak has killed at least four people at a refugee camp in northwestern Kenya, according to local residents and health officials. Hundreds of people have come down with
Read MoreУ Дніпрі при укладанні високовольтної лінії до майбутньої підстанції «Наддніпрянська» розкопали цвинтар XIX століття, де поховані учасники Кримської війни. Інформацію про це підтвердили в Дніпровській міськраді. За даними мерії, раніше
Read MoreThe World Health Organization reports pneumonic plague is continuing to spread at an alarming rate in urban areas of Madagascar and greater effort is needed to bring this deadly disease
Read MoreWe’re on the job with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending October 21, 2017. We have some excitement this
Read MoreThe newly refurbished USS Constitution is taking its first spin under sail in three years. Friday’s joyride from Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston to Fort Independence on Castle Island will
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