One of the themes of this year’s Smithsonian Folk Life Festival is immigration. As part of the festival events, a group of 25 children were sworn in as U.S. Citizens,
Read MoreHollywood great Olivia de Havilland has launched her own sequel to the TV series Feud — a lawsuit. The double Oscar-winning actress filed suit Friday against FX Networks and producer Ryan
Read MoreLionel Messi and his childhood sweetheart married Friday night at a ceremony in his Argentine hometown attended by some of the biggest names in soccer. About 250 guests attended the
Read MoreBackyard cooks looking to grill this summer have another option: hot dogs without “added nitrites.” Are they any healthier? Oscar Mayer is touting its new hot dog recipe that uses
Read MoreThe fly that carries African sleeping sickness may carry the seeds of its own destruction, according to new research. Scientists have detailed the unique relationship between the tsetse fly and
Read MorePresident Donald Trump is forming a National Space Council to be led by Vice President Mike Pence. The president signed an executive order Friday to revive a council last
Read MoreУ Державній службі з надзвичайних ситуацій заявляють про локалізацію пожежі у Чорнобильській зоні. «Завдяки комплексному застосуванню наземних та повітряних сил пожежу локалізовано о 20:15 на площі 7 гектарів. Продовжується гасіння
Read MoreThe 2017 Atlantic hurricane season has arrived. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there’s a 45 percent chance that this year’s activity will be above normal, with up to
Read MoreNew government data show the health of pregnant women and babies in the U.S. is getting worse, and a report by the National Center for Health Statistics shows the number
Read MoreNew research suggests that the ability of children in Africa to perform well in school could be dramatically improved through basic malaria education and treatment. While less fatal among older
Read MorePrumsodun Ok, a Cambodian-American born to refugee parents, knew he wanted to be an “apsara” dancer from the age of 4, when he was entranced by a performance captured on
Read MoreIn the verdant rainforests of Hawaii, Jack Black, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan simulated dodging rampaging rhinos and hungry hippos as they filmed the long-anticipated sequel
Read MoreFans were crawling up the walls with excitement as the stars of Spider-Man: Homecoming swung into the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe series of films, which have dominated the global box
Read MoreClimate change will have an impact, not just on the temperature, but on the economy, according to a new analysis. A group of researchers has just released a study focused
Read MoreOlov Burman co-founded an animation studio in Sweden, where he produces commercials and short films, but now he is in Los Angeles, pursuing his Hollywood dream in a shared workspace.
Read MoreSome people come to Los Angeles to pursue their dream of becoming screenwriters or novelists. Others who come are established in their craft and have published books or seen their
Read MoreCoral reefs are diverse underwater ecosystems often called “rainforests of the sea.” They are habitats for a wide variety of marine life. So it’s good news for the fishing and
Read MoreMinnesota has had 78 cases of measles so far this year, eight more than in the entire United States in 2016. There have been no new cases in the state
Read MoreУ столиці російського регіону Татарстан Казані відбувся перший півфінальний поєдинок Кубка конфедерацій з футболу. Зустріч команд Португалії та Чилі завершилася без забитих м’ячів як в основні 90 хвилин, так і
Read MoreBeside a quiet stream on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, a 19th century brick house that once served as a way station on the Underground Railroad can bring present-day visitors to tears
Read MoreHalle Berry, the only black woman to ever win a best actress Oscar, said her 2002 win turned out to be meaningless, and Fast and Furious star Michelle Rodriguez warned
Read MoreThe writer who created the beloved children’s character Paddington Bear has died. Michael Bond was 91. His publisher said he died Tuesday after a brief illness. There are few children
Read MoreCooks at a community kitchen in Kampala’s Nakasero Hill business district are preparing a traditional breakfast of green bananas in offal sauce using a very untraditional means of cooking –
Read MoreFrom water taxis that “fly” on hydrofoils to aircraft wings and cutting-edge car steering wheels, the America’s Cup has produced technology with potential far beyond its “foiling” catamarans. With their
Read MoreThe first-ever deaf woman leader of a U.S. university for deaf students is touring Africa, hoping to learn and to teach institutions here how to provide for hearing-impaired students. In
Read MoreУ СІЗО Сімферополя затриманим не вистачає місця, а в приміщеннях спека і антисанітарія, повідомляє сайт Крим.Реалії із посиланням на Кримську правозахисну групу. «У камері СІЗО, в якій утримують громадянина України Володимира
Read MoreEgypt’s Cairo airport has started screening passengers arriving from Sudan for signs of cholera because of a reported outbreak there, the head of airport quarantine said Wednesday. Similar measures are
Read MoreУ судовому процесі щодо одного з очільників кримськотатарського руху Ільмі Умерова, звинуваченого російськими силовиками у закликах до сепаратизму у Криму, з’явився новий прокурор Олена Артеменко, повідомляє проект Радіо Свобода Крим.Реалії.
Read MoreДепартамент кіберполіції отримав за добу понад тисячу повідомлень щодо втручання у роботу комп’ютерних мереж, повідомив у Facebook речник Національної поліції Ярослав Тракало. За його словами, серед цих звернень 43 надійшли
Read MoreScientists have developed a skin patch that may soon take the “ouch” out of being vaccinated. Every year, in the United States, less than half of the adults who should
Read MoreA quarter-century-old project to repopulate the steppes of Mongolia with wild horses was kept alive as four animals made the long trip back to their ancestral home from the Prague
Read MoreA new exhibition will examine the overlapping worlds of two figures bound together by history on different sides of the Atlantic — King George III and President George Washington. Britain’s
Read MoreThe Force was with George Lucas on Tuesday as the Los Angeles City Council moved with lightsaber speed to clear the way for a $1.5 billion Museum of Narrative Art
Read MoreIn a frank and heartfelt speech, U2 bassist Adam Clayton thanked his bandmates of four decades for their support during his treatment and recovery for alcohol abuse years ago, and
Read MoreProfessional football players are still not getting properly checked for concussions, despite a pledge by the sport’s governing body. That was obvious from a review of footage from the games
Read MoreРадник міністра внутрішніх справ, депутат Антон Геращенко назвав кібератаку на українських інтернет-користувачів, яка нині триває, наймасштабнішою в українській історії і припустив, що вона приурочена до Дня Конституції. Про це він
Read MoreАпеляційний суд Дніпропетровщини 27 червня розпочав розгляд справи щодо повернення Органного залу від УПЦ (МП) громаді. На засіданні судді вирішили витребували з облради регламент і довідку про трудові відносини з екс-посадовцем,
Read MoreУ Верховній Раді зареєстрували законопроект, який передбачає створення реєстру засуджених за злочини проти статевої недоторканності малолітніх та посилення відповідальності за такі злочини, повідомила у Facebook речниця Нацполіції Донеччини Наталія Шиман.
Read MoreWhen we’re buying groceries by weight, being a few grams off may not be a big deal. But we do expect the store scales to be calibrated to show the
Read MoreEach spring and summer, a Vermont bog yields a rare spectacle — hundreds of wild orchids in bloom, drawing visitors from around the country. The bulbous pink and white
Read MoreA hand-drawn map that shows Walt Disney’s original ideas for Disneyland has sold at auction for $708,000. The founder of Van Eaton Galleries in Los Angeles says a private
Read MoreTwenty years to the day after the first book in the Harry Potter series was published, fans gathered online and in the real world to express their enduring love for
Read MoreEthiopia’s highlands traditionally have a built-in protection for the people who live there. The elevation and the cool temperatures have meant that malaria, the deadly mosquito-borne illness, cannot be transmitted.
Read MoreEthiopia’s highlands traditionally have a built-in protection for the people who live there. The elevation and the cool temperatures have meant that malaria, the deadly mosquito-borne illness, cannot be transmitted.
Read MoreAfter leaving the enchanting landscape of New Mexico, national parks traveler Mikah Meyer headed north into the state of Colorado, where he found more natural and manmade wonders. Cliff Dwellings
Read MoreAfter leaving the enchanting landscape of New Mexico, national parks traveler Mikah Meyer headed north into the state of Colorado, where he found more natural and manmade wonders. His first
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