Scary folk tales and urban legends have always captivated people’s imaginations, especially those of the young. Now, “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,” a collection of short stories for children by author Alvin Schwartz and illustrator Stephen Gammell has been adapted by Oscar-winning producer Guillermo Del Toro and director …
your ad hereArlo Guthrie Sings as Woodstock Fans Flock to Concert Site
Tie-dyed pilgrims and white-haired Woodstock festival veterans converged at the generation-defining site to celebrate its 50th anniversary, while Arlo Guthrie came back to sing — what else? — “The Times They Are a-Changin’.”Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is hosting a series of events Thursday through Sunday at the bucolic …
your ad hereVirgin Galactic Reveals Futuristic Outpost for Space Tourism
Spaceport America is no longer just a shiny shell of hope that space tourism would one day launch from this remote spot in the New Mexico desert.The once-empty hangar that anchors the taxpayer-financed launch and landing facility has been transformed into a custom-tailored headquarters where Virgin Galactic will run its …
your ad hereSister: Earnhardt Jr ‘Safe’ After Plane Crash in Tennessee
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is “safe” and in a hospital for evaluation after his plane crashed in east Tennessee, the NASCAR television analyst and retired driver’s sister tweeted.Earnhardt’s sister, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, tweeted that the driver’s wife, Amy, and 15-month-old daughter, Isla, also were on the plane along with two pilots.”Everyone …
your ad hereEPA Reverses Approval for Poison Traps Used by Ranchers
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday reversed its preliminary decision allowing continued use of deadly sodium cyanide traps, blamed for injuring people and pets as well as their intended targets of coyotes and other predators.EPA head Andrew Wheeler said in a statement he had decided the agency needed to do …
your ad hereNumber of Ebola Orphans Spikes as Epidemic Spreads in Eastern DRC
The U.N. children’s fund reports the number of children orphaned by Ebola or separated from their parents because of the disease in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has more than doubled since April.Since the epidemic was declared more than one year ago, aid agencies have registered 1,380 children who have …
your ad hereScientists Confirm July Set New Global Heat Record
Meteorologists say July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880.The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday that July was 0.95 degrees Celsius (1.71 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the 20th century average for the month.The results had been expected after several European countries reported …
your ad hereGyllenhaal Attributes Conquering Fear to Oscar-Winning Doc
Few performances are as daunting as the one-person play.That’s why Jake Gyllenhaal had to find a way to conquer that fear when he took on the role of Abe in the second half of “Sea Wall/A Life.”“Before I did it, I was terrified,” Gyllenhaal said of “A Life,” after the …
your ad hereWorth of a Girl: VOA Looks at Devastating Effects of Child Marriage
About 650 million girls worldwide were married before age 18. That is about 17% of the world’s female population, according to UNICEF. These marriages often keep girls from completing their education and can lead to devastating psychological and physical consequences. In a yearlong project, Voice of America met with child …
your ad hereAmerican Football Team Holds Unique Place in the NFL
Next month, the National Football League, America’s professional football league, will open its 100th season with a game featuring its oldest rivalry, Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers, teams that first faced off in 1921. The Green Bay Packers, based in a city of just more than 100,000 in the …
your ad hereUS Regulators Approve New Tuberculosis Drug
U.S. regulators Wednesday approved a new tuberculosis drug that when taken with two other medicines shows dramatic results.The new drug, Pretomanid, was developed by the nonprofit TB Alliance.A study shows that when taken with taken with two other drugs. Pretomanid cured 90% of patients suffering from a strain of TB that …
your ad hereVaping Companies Sue to Delay US E-Cigarette Review
A vaping industry group sued the U.S. government on Wednesday to delay an upcoming review of thousands of e-cigarettes on the market.The legal challenge by the Vapor Technology Association is the latest hurdle in the Food and Drug Administration’s yearslong effort to regulate the multibillion-dollar vaping industry, which includes makers …
your ad hereUgandan Online Publishers Criticize Registration as Political Control
Ugandan social media influencers and news organizations are critical of a new requirement announced last week that all commercial online publishers must register with the government. They see the rule as a step toward limiting freedom of speech and the press.However, Uganda’s Communication Commission says the publishers have to be …
your ad hereBold Thinker Who Redefined US Architecture Receives Honor for the Ages
He is arguably America’s best known architect — in part because he was a shameless self-promoter — but Frank Lloyd Wright also possessed the talent and success to back up his boasts. And now eight of his designs are being recognized on a global scale. “The 20th century Architecture of Frank …
your ad hereFormer Child Prostitute Inspires as Computer Programming Teacher
Marieme Jamme was trafficked from Senegal to France at the age of 13 to work as a prostitute. Later, she lived in a refugee center before making her way to Britain, where Jamme became interested in computer programming. She became a success, and she made it her mission to teach …
your ad hereRussian Scientists Face Curbs on Meetings with Foreigners
Russian scientists are raising the alarm about new Soviet-style restrictions on interactions with foreign colleagues.The science newspaper Troitsky Variant on Tuesday published a copy of a recent Russian Education Ministry decree that introduces a broad range of restrictions on meetings and communication between employees of state-owned think tanks and institutes …
your ad hereA$AP Rocky Convicted of Assault in Sweden
A court in Sweden has found American rapper A$AP Rocky guilty of assault but he will not serve any more jail time.The court on Wednesday gave the rapper a suspended sentence.A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was arrested with three members of his team after a fight that …
your ad hereFive Decades Post-Woodstock, Extracting Legacy from Myth
A generation-defining political statement, an epiphany of peace, three chaotic days that altered music history — the tropes of Woodstock are many, sometimes muddying meaning with myth.The festival carries significant cultural weight, but decades of rehashing its legend through the lens of nostalgia can leave the legacy of half a …
your ad hereA Wheelchair that Moves with a Kiss, a Smile or Raised Eyebrows
Getting around in a wheelchair takes some maneuvering, but Wheelie makes it as easy as raising your eyebrows. Tina Trinh reports. …
your ad hereRep: K-Pop Superstar Group BTS Will Take Break, But Brief
A representative for K-pop superstar group BTS said Tuesday the boy band is taking a break, but it will only be brief.BTS’s rep told The Associated Press that the seven-member group will take a “well-deserved vacation.” It was recently reported that BTS will head on an “extended” hiatus, but the …
your ad hereQ&A: Francis Ford Coppola on ‘Apocalypse Now’ 40 Years Later
If filmmaking is a war, then “Apocalypse Now” was very nearly Francis Ford Coppola’s Waterloo.The battles Coppola fought while making his 1979 epic nearly destroyed him. A typhoon wrecked a major set. Harvey Keitel was replaced by Martin Sheen. Coppola searched desperately for an ending. He worked even harder to …
your ad hereNot Just Bali: Indonesia Hopes to Develop More Tourism Sites
Hundreds of tourists, many of them young Westerners, sat on gray stone steps atop the world’s largest Buddhist temple, occasionally checking cellphones or whispering to each other as they waited for daylight.Sunrise wasn’t spectacular on that recent summer day. But even an ordinary dawn at Borobudur Temple — nine stone …
your ad hereApple’s AirPods Will Not Escape Trump’s China Tariffs
Apple’s AirPods, Apple Watch and HomePod, which have helped the company offset waning sales of its bestselling iPhone this year, are not included in a temporary reprieve on tariffs by the Trump administration and will face a 10% levy on Sept 1.The administration said on Tuesday that some major items, …
your ad hereLA Opera to Investigate Sexual Misconduct Accusations Against Placido Domingo
The Los Angeles Opera said on Tuesday it will investigate accusations of sexual misconduct against Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, who described the claims as inaccurate.The Los Angeles Opera, where Domingo is general director, was responding to accusations made by eight singers, a dancer and others in the classical music world …
your ad hereStates, Conservationists to Sue to Stop Changes to Endangered Species Act
At least 10 state attorneys general say they will join conservation groups in suing the Trump administration from making drastic changes to the U.S. Endangered Species Act.U.S. officials have announced a revision of the nearly 50-year-old set of laws that environmentalists credit with saving numerous animals, plants and other species …
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