Month: July 2021

The General Services Administration, or GSA, says the United States Coast Guard has decided it no longer needs four of the nation’s most beautiful lighthouses. And it is inviting certain…

Israel launched heavy airstrikes Monday aimed at Hamas targets, ignoring international efforts to end the violence that has killed hundreds of civilians. Israeli military said it destroyed 15 kilometers of…

Myanmar’s Miss Universe contestant used the pageant to criticize the military government that seized power in February. The contestant, Thuzar Wint Lwin, spoke out in a video message created for…

Eighty-eight-year-old Robert Seaman has been drawing since he was a boy. At age 60, he left his job selling houses and other properties to take up his hobby professionally. But…

Working as a teacher was Bill Mathis’ top goal. It was his dream job. But he quit his job at a school near Detroit in the state of Michigan last…

A set of boxing gloves worn by Nelson Mandela during the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa lies in a darkened room. The quiet is broken only by the sound of…

Sales of costly homes have been booming in the Middle Eastern city of Dubai during the coronavirus health crisis. People from Europe and the United States have been moving to…

The once-empty steps outside New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art are filling up with visitors. Near the financial area, people again are taking selfies with the Charging Bull of…

Since her birth near Senegal’s coast, the ocean has always given Ndeye Yacine Dieng life. Her grandfather was a fisherman, and her grandmother and mother processed fish. Like generations of…

Michelle Rasul, age 9, is one of the world’s top DJs or disc jockeys – people who play recorded music on the radio or at celebrations or parties. Rasul even…

As fighting intensified this week between Israeli and Palestinian forces, residents of Gaza are once again facing the question: Where can we go to escape the violence? Casualties grew this…

President Joe Biden has released a plan that aims to conserve nearly one-third of America’s land and water by 2030. The plan, announced last week, calls for supporting local conservation…

Japan’s government is facing criticism for pressing its plans to hold the Tokyo Olympics even as the country deals with the coronavirus health crisis. More than 300,000 people have signed…

Hundreds of rockets flew out of Gaza, and Israel hit the territory with airstrikes Wednesday, leaving more than 50 people dead. The fighting is the most severe outbreak of violence…

England is ready to hug again. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said British people can begin hugging again – carefully. This new easing of pandemic restrictions comes during a big…