Police officer Nell Grant travels prepared—but she wasn’t prepared to be stopped by airport security in Taiwan for carrying an illegal firearm. The 43-year-old California officer had forgotten her pistol was in her carry-on bag. It showed up at a security screening in Taiwan, where she was transferring to a flight to Bangkok, Thailand. She […]

The Malaysian court postponed the hearing of Kim Jong Nam’s murder until May 30. The two female suspects were scheduled to be tried jointly on April 13. Siti Aishah, 25, from Indonesia, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, from Vietnam are convicted of poisoning and killing the half brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un […]

U.S. forces dropped the most powerful non-nuclear bomb on an ISIS target in eastern Afghanistan on April 13. The GBU-43 bomb, nicknamed “Mother Of All Bombs,” contained 11 tons of explosives. Pentagon spokesman Adam Stump said the bomb was dropped from a MC-130 aircraft onto a ISIS cave complex in Achin District, Nangarhar Province. “We […]

New Zealand is preparing for ex-Cyclone Cook. The former cyclone is expected to make landfall in New Zealand today. The winds already killed one person in New Caledonia. The ex-cyclone will first make contact with New Zealand’s North Island. Winds up to 93.2 miles (150 kilometers) per hour are expected. Many roads are already closed […]

Ron Finley wants to save this community garden in South Central Los Angeles. He calls himself the “Gangsta Gardener.” He is trying to raise the $550,000 needed to keep the garden from property developers. He has raised almost enough money through online crowdfunding. Ron Finley talked about the purpose of the garden, “Basically what I […]

Little Sun Light Swarm, a series of lights designed by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, change color as you pass by it. The material he used is dichromatic glass, it reflects color, shifting the color you see according to the angle you look at it. The 33 lamps are designed for Copenhagen’s Tivoli, which is one […]

Fans said Borussia Dortmund didn’t play its best against AS Monaco. They were understanding—after all the team had just survived a terrorist attack. The Borussia team bus was the target of a triple pipe-bomb attack just before its match with AS Monaco on April 11. One player, Marc Bartra, suffered a broken bone and lacerations. […]

Huge swaths of western Ecuador have been ravaged by floods. Homes, highways, and about 17,300 acres of land have been destroyed. Most of Manabi Province and its 1.37 million residents are under water. Ecuador was already in rough shape when the rains struck. The country was hit by a devastating magnitude-7.8 earthquake in April 2016. […]

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is considering war crimes charges for the Syrian president. He stressed that it isn’t easy to bring such weighty charges on someone. He made the comments in Moscow at a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Moscow continued to defend its Syrian ally. Russia continues to reject believing […]

Severe thunderstorms and flash floods have shut down roads and schools in the Central Texas region on Tuesday, April 11. Heavy rain dumped 8 inches of water and is posing danger for the residents here. People are trying to brave the high water in their vehicles, some have succeeded but many have failed in the […]

Japan’s famous figure skater retired without looking back. Champion figure skater Mao Asada spoke about her career at a news conference, “I have given it my all, mentally, physically, and even all my energy; I have met my challenges and I have no regrets.” Asada is an Olympic silver medal winner. She is also a […]

New Zealand is preparing for more floods. What remained of Cyclone Debbie flooded New Zealand last week. The little left of Cyclone Cook will hit New Zealand this week. The ex-cyclone is expected to hit the Bay Islands first, before touching down in the town of Edgecumbe. Some Edgecumbe property has already been declared abandoned, […]

The U.S.’s military policy in Syria had not changed says Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. It is still focused on defeating ISIS terrorists. His comments come after the United States launched missile strikes at a Syrian airfield. The strikes were in response to the use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. “The goal […]

Explosions detonated outside a bus of a German soccer club. Three explosions went off as the bus passed by an area of the club’s hotel. The explosions injured one player, defender Marc Bartra. The explosions also caused damage to the bus’s body and windows. The Borussia Dortmund soccer team was on its way to an […]

A hot-dog seller in Stockholm, Sweden, narrowly escaped death. Last Friday began as a normal day for Gilberto Rodriguez. He was selling hot dogs at his usual corner near a department store downtown. In the afternoon, he took a short break and wandered away from his stand. His break would save his life. Moments later […]

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson flew to Moscow April 7, after meeting with G-7 foreign ministers to discuss Syria’s civil war and Russia’s support for the ruling regime. At the G-7 ministers’ meeting, the main topic of discussion Syria’s most recent chemical attack, which killed 87 civilians including over a dozen children. Syrian President […]

China executed more people in 2016 than the rest of the world combined. This is according to Amnesty International’s 2016 global review of the death penalty. Excluding China, states around the world executed 1,032 people in 2016. China is believed to top that total number in state sponsored executions. But the exact number is unknown […]

The Group of Seven (G-7) countries and their Middle East allies want to further isolate Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. G-7 foreign ministers and their counterparts from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, and Qatar discussed the conflict in Syria on April 11. They want to build a united front against Assad. The meeting comes […]

You’ve heard of “Cool Runnings,” but Piotr Suchenia has taken it to a new level. This Polish runner won the 2017 North Pole Marathon on April 9 with a time of 4 hours, 6 minutes. Frederique Laurent of France won the women’s division in 6 hours, 21 minutes. The race, a traditional 26.2-mile marathon, started […]

Coffins of the victims of the Coptic church bombing in Alexandria were carried through streets packed with tearful yet angry mourners to the Monastery of Saint Mina, where funeral services were held, Monday, April 10. The lethal blast, which killed 17 in the Coptic Christian church, was one of two on Palm Sunday, April 9. […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Monday, April 10, that the global economy will have a more favorable outlook in 2017 and 2018 than in 2016. Despite the positive forecast, the IMF issued concerns for low productivity and excessive inequalities. In the Berlin meeting with chiefs of leading global economic […]

David Franco stars in the upcoming “The LEGO Ninjago Movie.” He voices Lloyd, the lead character in the animated film. Dave Franco didn’t mention LEGO when asked about what toys he enjoyed as a child. “OK, what were my childhood toys? We played with Army Ants. Did you ever play with Army Ants? They’re these […]

Hundreds of schoolchildren gathered at the Gandhi Memorial in New Delhi in a peace gathering, on Monday, April 10, to condemn the deadly chemical weapons attacks by Syria. The children held signs saying “I refuse to accept violence on children” and “Peace for All.” Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi led the children a moment of […]

K.T. McFarland, President Trump’s deputy national security adviser, could become the new U.S. ambassador to Singapore. A U.S. official familiar with White House personnel matters spoke on condition of anonymity. McFarland is expected to step down soon, but the exact date of her departure was unclear. A former national security analyst for Fox News, McFarland […]

  China agreed with South Korea to apply tougher sanctions on North Korea if it conducts more nuclear or long-range missile tests. China Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs Wu Dawei, held talks in South Korea on April 10. South Korean Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Hong-kyun said the two […]

Simien Mountains National Park in Ethiopia seems too rugged to support life. But in fact there is too much life here. These mountains are home to the last remaining Ethiopian wolves. They are also home to growing tribes of Ethiopian farmers, who need new farmland. These farmers need grazing land, and land for their offspring […]

A young lady flying to Istanbul on April 7 gave the flight crew a surprise. Nafi Diaby, 28 weeks pregnant, boarded a flight from Guinea’s capital Conakry to Istanbul, Turkey on April 7. Shortly after take-off, Diaby went into labor. The Turkish Airlines flight crew handled the incident with aplomb. They gathered around Diaby and […]

Bystanders risked their lives to save a man who fell onto the train tracks in Atlanta and could not get up. The man, holding a white can indicating he could not see, fell off the platform at an Atlanta station, injured his leg when he fell. he could not stand; there was no way he […]

The upcoming French presidential election is only over two weeks away. French voters are still feeling undecided, and only two-thirds of them are sure to vote. Many feel there aren’t any candidates that represent them. Voter Doriane Slamani gave her views on the situation. “I’ve asked people to stay at home and not to go […]

Madrid Fusion Manila is going on in the Philippines. It’s the only Asian edition of the Spanish food event. Madrid Fusion happens every year in Spain. It’s a huge international food event for the Philippines. Luis Calvo, the Spanish ambassador to the Philippines, discussed its importance. “What really distinguishes Madrid Fusion Manila is that they […]

President Trump said the U.S. has “made tremendous progress in our relationship with China.” It comes as he wraps up his meeting today with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The president thanked Xi for visiting and said he looked forward to future meetings and cooperation. “We’ll be making a lot of additional progress. The relationship developed […]

A cafe dedicated to rapper Tupac Shakur is open for three days in New York City. The pop-up cafe was designed from notes and memories of Tupac. Featured foods include macaroni and cheese, cheese fries, and chicken wings made the way Tupac’s cousin used to make them. The cafe is called Powamekka and takes over […]

New Yorkers, whether Trump supporters or not, said they supported the president’s decision to strike Syria. Several New Yorkers were asked on April 7 for their reactions to the missile strike on Syria’s al-Shayrat airfield. “I think that he had to do something,” said Paula Romano. “It was horrible what they did to their own […]

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday, April 6, that he ordered missile strikes against a Syrian airfield. This target airfield is the same one from which deadly chemical weapons were launched on April 4. Trump said he was acting in America’s “national security interest” against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The airfield is controlled by […]

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has landed at Palm Beach International Airport. He was welcomed by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Xi is in the United States for his first face-to-face meeting with U.S President Donald Trump. Trump will host Xi and the Chinese delegation at his Mar-a-Lago retreat in Florida. The leaders of the […]

“Lost City of Z” premiered in Los Angeles. Brad Pitt returned to the red carpet for the first time in four months. He joined the other cast members, including Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, and Tom Holland. The author of the book the movie is based on was also in attendance. Author David Grann […]

A hiker was rescued from under a 1,500-pound boulder, which fell on her legs, Thursday, April 6. The woman and her friend were hiking in Golden, Colorado’s North Table Mountain Park when the boulder cracked loose from a rock wall—not uncommon during the spring thaw. Rescue workers were able to remove the rock using an […]

Chris Evans spoke at a promo event for his new movie “Gifted.” In “Gifted” he plays an uncle to a young girl, a smaller film, unlike his usual superhero fare. Besides promoting the movie Evans had advice on the social media activities of celebrities. Chris Evans spoke about how he thinks celebrities are forced to […]

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wants Russia to reconsider its support of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. Tillerson told the press on Wednesday, April 5, that Syria was responsible for the April 4, gas attack in Idlib. “There’s no doubt in our mind that the Syrian regime, under the leadership of Bashar al-Assad is responsible for […]

Rescue boats brought in 700 migrants from flimsy boats along the north African coast. The rescue was a team effort, led by the Italian coast guard. Malta-based MOAS took 300 people to safety from three of the boats. SOS Mediterranee and Doctors without Borders navigated a second ship to bring in the remaining four boats […]

Italian scientists may have discovered the formula to protect Italy from earthquakes. They found a method of reinforcing walls with a mesh of steel and basalt. Italian specialists were scrambling to find a solution after earthquakes last year destroyed ancient churches and priceless artifacts, and killed 200 people. Italy is one of the most earthquake-prone […]

France and England held Russia responsible for not moderating Syria’s actions, at the April 5 U.N. Security Council meeting. The council wanted to come together with a plan to rein in Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. All prior plans foundered on Russia’s inevitable veto. French U.N. Ambassador François Delattre said, “Russia as a guarantor of the truce […]

An attack in Syria that has outraged the international community is believed to be sarin gas, released from a plane flying over the town of Khan Sheikhoun. It is seen as the worst attack of its kind in four years. The international community is blaming Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s armed forces. The town of Khan […]

A conference to restart Syria peace talks turned into a discussion on the suspected April 4 chemical weapon attack. When EU and Mideast foreign ministers made a plan to meet in Brussels Wednesday, April 5, to seek a solution for Syria, none could foresee that the only real topic of conversation would be yet another […]

A mattress flew into a motorcyclist in Queensland, Australia. The cyclist was riding through a tunnel when a mattress flew off a truck and into him at 50 mph (80 km/h) (). It then landed under his wheel, getting caught in the assembly. He was unable to move. Two people in a car behind him […]

Airlabs has developed a park bench, which can bring clean air to where the people are. Airlabs, based in London, builds the Clean Air Bench, which filters pollutants out of the air around it. “We clean nitrogen dioxide, which is, as you know, one of the biggest problems in European cities, especially where we have […]

Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters Tuesday, April 4, that the House was working on the next version of health care. He said the bill was in a “conceptual stage” but that there was productive discussion taking place. Ryan said the focus of the new bill would be “getting everybody lower premiums.” “It’s all about getting […]

France’s Interior Minister Matthias Fekl has announced increased security on Paris’s subway lines on Tuesday, April 4, following Monday’s attack by an apparent terrorist suicide bomber on the St. Petersburg subway system that left 14 dead. Fekl said in a statement, “Amid an extremely high terrorism threat, the government continues to take measures to protect […]

The attack on the St. Petersburg subway is now believed to be a suicide bombing. Authorities think the suspect came from Kyrgyzstan. They do not know if it is linked to ISIS or other extremist organizations, since no one has come forth to claim responsibility, but they are treating it as a terrorist attack. Authorities […]

Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski took to the baseball field for some football action. Brady was at Fenway Park to throw out the opening day pitch, when his recently recovered Super Bowl jersey was again stolen—this time by teammate Rob Gronkowski. Brady managed to get the jersey back by pursuing and tackling Gronkowski on the […]

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to the White House on Monday (April 3). Trump and al-Sisi met during the presidential campaign and agreed on many things, reaffirming what Trump calls a “long and strong relationship.” President Trump is urging Egypt to work closer together with the United States in combating […]

British cyclist Mark Beaumont plans to ride around the British coast in under three weeks—as a sort of warm-up for a somewhat longer trip. After completing his 3.500-mile (5,635km) tour of the British coastline in 20 days, Beaumont and his support team plans to set out on what he calls, Artemis World Cycle—around the world […]

Scientists have created a simple 3-D-printed microscope compatible with a smartphone to analyse DNA. This mobile DNA sequencing technology will make it easy to diagnose different forms of cancer, bacteria, or viruses. Two LED lights and a special lens magnify a sample so scientists can view individual molecules of DNA. Variants in DNA can then […]

A camel festival is being held in a Saudi Arabian desert. Fifty thousand camels are on display, competing to see who is the prettiest. The winner of the beauty pageant and their owner gets the equivalent of $31 million. The festival occurs on 12 miles of the ad-Dahna desert. The festival was started in 1999 […]

Floods and mudslides continue to plague Peru as of April 1. Peru’s Piura River was overflowing at a rate of 1,300 square feet (1,200 square meters) per second. The ongoing disaster has killed more than 100 people and devastated the country’s infrastructure. More than 200 bridges and more than 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) of highway […]

Puppies training to become guide dogs for the blind were brought to Newark Liberty International Airport on April 1 to learn how to navigate the airport. The Labradors, German shepherds and retrievers walked around the terminal, rode escalators and even boarded a plane. One of the trainers said that the airport is one of the […]

Two hundred fifty four people were killed, 400 people had been injured, and 200 were missing following a landslide in southwestern Colombia on April 1, according to the army.   Heavy rains caused several rivers to overflow, pushing mud onto the streets of the city of Mocoa. The mud trapped cars and people, destroyed bridges […]

At least nine people were killed and six injured in a blast caused by illegally stored explosives in Shanxi province, China. The incident occurred on the evening of April 1 in a residential building, according to China’s state media. A number of buildings collapsed as a result of the explosion. An investigation is underway. Search […]

Residents of the city of Lismore in northeastern New South Wales, Australia began cleaning up on April 2 after floods caused by Cyclone Debbie receded. Cyclone Debbie’s impact stretched 612 miles from Queensland’s  tropical resort islands and Gold Coast tourist strip to the farmlands of New South Wales state. State Emergency services ordered an evacuation […]

Nearly 30 people are feared buried in a landslide on Indonesia’s Java island. Indonesian rescuers, police, and soldiers have already found one body and are continuing to search for 28 other people, according to a spokesman for the national disaster agency. The landslide was triggered by heavy rain on April 1. It occurred in a […]

The Ideal Home Show is on in London, showcasing the latest in interior home designs. The latest trends were on display across the showroom floor. Editor of Good Homes magazine, Karen Walker, gave a rundown on the season’s latest happenings. “Everyone knows that the (color) trend this year is Denim Drift, it’s the Pantone color […]

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis expressed concern over Russia’s activities in Afghanistan. He speculated if there were weapons deals or material support reaching Taliban fighters from Russia. There is no clear evidence of either, but Mattis voiced his outlook in a meeting with British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon. “I’m not willing to say at […]

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wrote a letter to UK Prime Minister Theresa May on March 31, formally asking for a second referendum to be held on Scottish independence. She repeated her request to hold the referendum on secession in 18-24 months, when the terms of Brexit become clearer, but before Britain’s divorce with EU […]

Apple won a victory in Australia on March 31, which will protect its monopoly on mobile payment apps on its devices. An Australian regulator ruled that four Australian banks could not collectively bargain to use their own payment apps. Currently Apple restricts its device to running Apple Wallet. The banks wanted to install their own […]

“Atomic Blonde” was shown at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. The movie was also shown at SXSW earlier in the month. It’s Charlize Theron’s latest action flick. She took the role only after careful consideration. Theron spoke to media about her decision. “I want to do something that I’m intrigued by and I want to explore. […]

NATO-nation foreign ministers met in Brussels on Friday, March 31, to discuss meeting the transAtlantic security alliance’s two-percent GDP requirement. Only four NATO nations—Estonia, Greece, Poland and Britain—currently spend the agreed 2 percent of their annual economic output on defense. European NATO nations want to keep the United States involved in the security alliance, which […]

Superman, Batman, the Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg, visited in Las Vegas to promote the movie “Justice League,” Wednesday, March 29. Led by Ben Affleck, the entire male cast turned up at CinemaCon to promote the Warner Brothers film. The only superhero who didn’t make the scene was Wonder Woman, whose real life alter-ego, Gal Gadot, […]

U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan met with leaders of free-market and pro-life organizations on March 30. Ryan discussed how to advance a conservative agenda at the meeting, which took place at the U.S. Capitol. More than a dozen leaders of the conservative movement were in attendance. “I asked leaders of the conservative movement […]

The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee began a rare open hearing on Thursday (March 30) for its investigation into “Russian active measures in the past and present.” Committee Chairman Richard Burr said the committee is conducting a “thorough, independent, and nonpartisan review” of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Vice Chairman Mark Warner said […]

Italian police arrested three ISIS sympathizers on Thursday, March 30, suspected of or operating a jihadist terror cell. The trio from Kosovo were heard discussing possibly blowing up the historic Rialto Bridge in Venice. Police have had the group under surveillance since 2016, with bugs, wiretaps, and online tracking. The group was heard expressing unconditional […]

The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) started airdropping emergency food to parts of famine-hit South Sudan. As planes fly by, bags of emergency food supplies are dropped onto the fields below. Volunteers help gather the sacks of food and distribute them to starving residents. The ICRC is working to provide food for some 20,000 […]

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson conducted meetings with high-level Turkish officials, including President Erdogan, on Wednesday March 30. Although the meeting with the Turkish president took place behind closed doors, it is believed the two discussed a possible assault on the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, among other issues. Relations between the United States and […]

Olive growers from the Croatian peninsula of Istria have a long tradition. They produce olive oil that has a world famous, award-winning taste. Olive grower Antonio Pastrovicchio talked about the success of Istrian olives through hard work and how that has brought Istria top rankings. “It’s a lot of work, only work. We have embraced […]

Morgan Stanley predicts laboratory-grown diamonds may represent 15 percent of the fine jewelry market in five years time, as more buyers look for ethically sourced stones. The diamond industry’s reputation took a battering in the 1990s when it was linked to increasing warlord conflict and worker exploitation in Western Africa. According to Jason Payne and […]

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley touched on several important issues when she spoke to the Council on Foreign Relations on March 29 in New York. She discussed the situation in Syria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Donald Trump’s travel ban, and the U.N. budget. Haley said there’s the possibility of […]

Two United Nations experts investigating violence in the Congo were confirmed dead. They had disappeared in the same region that three bodies turned up recently. The third body is believed to be the group’s interpreter. Michael Sharp of the United States and Zaida Catalan of Sweden had been missing since March 17 from the Group […]

Surfers are riding the biggest waves in the world to compete for cash prizes. The World Surf League is judging videos sent in by skilled surfers to award cash prizes. Not only the surfer, but the videographer is also eligible for prize money. Videos have been received from locations as diverse as Portugal, Australia, California, […]

The Swedish Academy will award Bob Dylan The Nobel Prize in literature next weekend. He is getting the award based on his contributions to the literature of music. Sara Danius, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, told an audience of Dylan’s contributions. “The Nobel Prize in literature for 2016 is awarded to Bob Dylan for […]

Netflix documentary series “Five Came Back” premiered in New York. The series will be available for Netflix subscribers on March 31. “Five Came Back” is about five Hollywood directors who enlisted to document the events of World War II. Steven Spielberg serves as executive producer and is among the five current Hollywood filmmakers who provide […]

Miniature Pony, Angel Marie, was stepped on by her mother shortly after she was born. Her front legs were severely damaged, leaving her too crippled to walk. This was a challenge that animal orthotist and prosthetist Derrick Campana, so-called Dr. Doolittle, was ready to tackle. At his practice in Virginia state, Campana fashioned prosthetic front […]

House Republicans will continue to work on a health care overhaul, Speaker Paul Ryan said on March 28. Ryan did not offer a timeline or any details about how his chamber will move forward with those efforts. “I won’t tell you the timeline, because we want to get it right. We have an aggressive agenda […]

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with the ministers of foreign affairs of three Baltic nations on Tuesday, March 28, in at the State Department in Washington. Estonia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sven Mikser, Latvia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkevics, and Lithuania’s Linas Linkevicius will also meet with Tillerson later at the National […]

Odor Eaters held it 42nd Rotten Sneaker Contest today. The winner, 12-year-old Connor Slocombre, credits stepping in manure at the farm and smashing fish guts at the lake for the win. Contestants gathered in New York City to have their stinkiest shoe attempts judged by a panel of experts, including NASA certified chemical specialist George […]

James Brokenshire, secretary of state for Northern Ireland, told Parliament on Tuesday, March 28, that the British government would consider taking over control of Northern Ireland if the two leading parties proved unable to form a new power-sharing government. Northern Ireland had been ruled for the past 10 years by a divided government, with rivals […]

Saudi Arabia has announced a major tax rate cut for state-owned oil giant Aramco, lowering the company’s overall rate to be in line with its privately held competitors. Aramco was paying 85 percent tax plus a 20 percent royalty; the royalty has not been reduced. The oil giant’s rate will now be 50 percent, cutting […]

New York investor Michael Davis made a smart buy when he saw President Donald Trump’s boyhood home show up at auction. The real estate investor bought the home in December for $1.39 million, then sold it for $2.14 million on Monday, March 27. That’s a healthy 54 percent profit. The five-bedroom, brick-fronted house in the […]

Lava flow was spotted flowing down Mount Etna, Europe’s highest volcano. The lava flow is now 9,500 feet up from the ground. That’s also 7,545 feet from where it started at the top of the volcano. Renewed volcanic activity has kept scientist and the surrounding tourist area on alert. An eruption a month ago sent […]

Close to 40 countries boycotted talks on a nuclear weapons ban treaty at the United Nations on Monday, March 27. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, told reporters the countries skipping the negotiations are instead committed to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which entered into force in 1970. This treaty aims at preventing the […]

President Donald Trump is signing a handful of measures aimed at rolling back Obama-era regulations. Two roll back rules that deal with how states assess school performance and teacher preparation programs. Trump says that local educators, parents and state leaders know what students need best. One of the measures eliminates the so-called blacklisting rule that […]

Six unarmed aid workers were killed in South Sudan on March 25, the worst such atrocity since the start of that country’s three-year civil war. U.N. humanitarian spokesman Jens Laerke said on Monday, March 27 that the killings could constitute a war crime, and must be investigated and the perpetrators prosecuted. The six were ambushed […]

“Beauty and the Beast” maintained the top spot at the box office in its second week, with $88.3 million. This follows it’s record breaking debut as the strongest movie opening ever for March. “Saban’s Power Rangers” followed in second place, taking in $40.5 in its debut weekend. The 70s redux monster movie “Kong: Skull Island” […]

Estonian emergency services posted video on its Facebook page showing the rescue of a fisherman who fell through the ice on a lake. The video, posted on Saturday, March 26, on the Paasteamet Estonian Rescue page, is supposed to serve as a warning to other fishermen. The dramatic footage shows the rescue team sliding out […]

Clint Payne, brother-in-law of U.S. London attack victim Kurt Cochran told reporters that his family misses Kurt badly, but is inspired by Kurt’s legacy of generosity and service. Payne addressed a room filled with Cochran’s relatives and reporters on Monday., March 27. Cochran and his wife Melissa were in London celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary […]

Scientists witnessed lava flow from Europe’s highest volcano, Mount Etna. Volcanologists are using advanced technology to study the eruption and monitor the volcano. They use thermal imaging, lava flow mapping, and GPS measurement, along with drones to captures images. All of this technology is being used to better understand the volcano. After relative dormancy for […]

Boiko Borisov’s centre-right GERB party (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria) has a clear mandate to form Bulgaria’s next government following a parliamentary election on Sunday, March 26. Bulgarians headed to the polls for the third time in four years for a snap election that was expected to test the nation’s divided loyalties between Russia […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel made remarks on the 60-year anniversary of the European Union. EU leaders have arrived in Rome to celebrate the Union’s founding in the place where it was first established. Merkel made remarks on her hopes for the future of the EU. “The Europe of different speeds does not mean that there […]

Running of the Brides in Thailand brought 250 couples out to race for the perfect wedding. The 2.4 mile race winners will get over $28,000 to hold their wedding. 29-year old Sirada Thamwanna and 27-year-old Sittichai Prasongsin won the top prize. They were worried how they might hold the kind of wedding they wanted to. […]

A university in Lima, Peru, is helping to feed flood victims. Students and staff in a culinary school have cooked 5,000 tons of beans to distribute to flood victims. The beans can be divided into 50,000 rations. The beans will be taken to the government to distribute, since many of the affected areas are otherwise […]

U.S. Sen. John McCain pushed for another attempt at reforming “Obamacare” on March 25 after Republican leaders pulled legislation intended to overhaul health care. House of Representatives leaders yanked the bill after a rebellion by Republican moderates and the party’s most conservative lawmakers left them short of votes, ensuring that Trump’s first major legislative initiative […]

A public memorial celebrated the lives of mother/daughter actress duo Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. The two died within a day of each other three months ago. Fisher was 60 and Reynolds was 84. Carrie Fisher is best known for playing Leia Organa in the “Star Wars” movies. Including in one of the most recent […]