I first read Watty Piper’s 1930 classic, ‘The Little Engine That Could’, in my second year of primary school. The story is about a little train engine that was neither so big nor strong. Yet, what it lacked in strength, it compensated with a heart of courage and wheels of determination. On the other side Read More
Former President Bill Clinton, former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, actor Robert De Niro, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos are among the distinguished guests arriving at the White House Wednesday evening for an official state dinner with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The glitzy, black-tie dinner is among the highest diplomatic tools a White House can employ to honor a top ally, with the meticulously planned event aimed at intertwining and highlighting American and...
By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Former President Bill Clinton, former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, actor Robert De Niro, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos are among the distinguished guests arriving at the White House Wednesday evening for an official state dinner with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The glitzy, black-tie dinner is among the
On a record filled with highly quotable lyrics, one of the most memorable from The Streets' critically acclaimed debut album, Original Pirate Material (2002),
For many, moving to Sicily to tackle its healthcare emergency completes a migratory circle that has been generations in the makingWhen the picturesque hilltop town of Mussomeli, in the rugged heart of Sicily, started offering abandoned homes for €1 in an attempt to breathe new life into a community grappling with a dwindling population, Erica Moscatello felt an immediate pull to the project.Moscatello, an Argentinian woman and a distant relative of the guerrilla leader Ernesto “Che” Guevara,...
NPR's Uri Berliner was suspended after criticizing his employer. It didn't help him that he's a straight, white man in corporate media.
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Times staff report When looking for a children’s book on a local African American hero, Hailey Mason initially couldn’t find one on Richard Arrington Jr., Ph.D., the first African American mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. “I volunteered at some local [Birmingham] elementary schools and I wanted to do a segment on local Black history figures and […]
Popular on Variety Conan O’Brien sat down with host Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” Tuesday night, where the two reminisced about O’Brien’s time hosting NBC’s “Late Night.” “It’s weird to come back,” O’Brien told Fallon. “I haven’t been in this building for such a long time, and I haven’t been on this floor in […]
Happy Black Women’s History Month! Flavor Flav gave a nod to hip-hop’s femcees and Beyoncé win’s iHeartRadio’s Innovator Award.
Elon Musk is challenging Justice Alexander de Moraes, a Brazilian judge, who has reportedly applied massive fines, threatened to arrest X employees, and threatened to cut off access to the app in Brazil. “We will probably lose all revenue in Brazil and have to shut down our office there. But principles matter more than profit,” Musk posted on X. The judge has allegedly already jailed people without trial for posting threats on social media and has unilaterally blocked dozens of accounts...
Customs in Japan are serious stuff. Here's what to know about talking, eating and boarding a train that may not be obvious even to well-seasoned travelers.