Not just for summer: 6 reasons to head to Greece in winter
That’s a shame, because while it rules the Mediterranean in the heat of July and August, it’s also got some pretty cool moves in the dead of December. Falling temperatures…
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The end or to be continued? Top U.S. TV shows face uncertain fate in China
In late November, many found their entertainment lifeline cut off as authorities shut down two of the country’s most popular file-sharing sitesone with countless episodes of U.S. TV series, and…
Hanukkah Fast Facts
The starting date on the western calendar varies from year to year, but usually falls between late November and late December. Hanukkah is the preferred spelling, but it can also…
Christmas Fast Facts
Christmas is celebrated on January 7 in some Eastern Orthodox countries, such as Russia. The real date of Jesus’ birth is not known. – The United States Post Office is…
Sports stadium architecture: Welcome to the new temples of pleasure
If sport were a religion, then the stadium would surely be its place of worship. Inside these temples to physical feats, language evokes the divine — fearful fans “pray for…
You only thought the world was on fire in 2014
Let’s take a look at some of this year’s catastrophic events and alleged game changers. Ebola: It’s a terrible disease that has exacted a terrible cost for West Africans —…
Woven wonders from water weeds and waste
Along the Niger Delta, an abundance of vivid purple flowers are blooming gently on the surface of the water, adding a touch of color to the inland waterways. But that’s…
Sleeping in caves: Italy’s ‘spiritual’ hermit hotels
As the co-owner of Grotte della Civita, a luxury resort dug into a precipice of primeval stones that seemingly rise from nowhere at Matera in Italy’s deepest south, Paolucci knows…
Ebola Fast Facts
Facts:Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by one of five different Ebola viruses. Four of the strains can cause severe illness in humans and animals. The fifth, Reston virus,…
Kanye West’s new single ‘Only One’ with Paul McCartney will have you talking
In the waning hours of the year, he released a new song that’s sure to get folks talking. Just not for the reasons we’ve come to expect from Kanye West….
America is roaring back to life
For much of the past year, the Republican Party has been doing its best to scare people. Its electoral strategy was dependent on people feeling that we are a nation…
New Year’s celebrations around the world
2014 in White House Photos
The White House released its “Year in Photographs” on Tuesday. Chief White House Photographer Pete Souza’s sixth annual roundup of 2014’s memorable “behind-the-scenes” moments captured by official White House photographers…
People we lost in 2014
Iran’s hypocrisy in condemning U.S. racism
Grand jury dismissal of charges against police officers in the July 17, 2014, chokehold death of Eric Garner in New York has returned racism to the forefront of the American…
Duong Thuy Vi: The acrobatic artistry of Vietnam’s Wushu champion
A star in the martial art of Wushu, the 21-year-old Vietnamese clinched gold at the World Championships and the Southeast Asian Games in 2013 and was crowned champion at the…
Play-Doh will exchange phallic-shaped toy
You have to wonder how this one made it past so many people over at Hasbro. The company is offering to replace the extruder tool in its Play-Doh Cake Mountain…
How AirAsia flight compares to Air France 447 crash
From its cruise altitude, the airplane’s gliding distance would also be about 100 miles, but consider that for the debris to drift that same 100 miles it would only take…
North Korea did it: FBI not budging on Sony hack culprit
FBI officials and data scientists with the U.S. cybersecurity firm Norse met Monday in St. Louis, according to Norse Vice President Kurt Stammberger and an FBI source. During the three-hour…
Missing plane and air disasters: How bad was 2014?
With the AirAsia disappearance now counted as a crash, this year’s number totals 111. The last time the world had 111 crashes was in 1927. “If you consider sheer numbers…
10 questions about the AirAsia Flight QZ8501 tragedy
The discovery of debris from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 means investigators have taken a big step toward answering the questions haunting the families of those aboard the doomed plane. What are…
Search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501 resumes; smoke spotted
“Our early conjecture is that the plane is in the bottom of the sea,” said Bambang Sulistyo, the head of Indonesia’s search-and-rescue agency. That belief is based on the plane’s…
What happened to AirAsia Flight QZ8501
— The Airbus A320-200 took off from the Indonesian city of Surabaya at 5:36 a.m. local time Sunday with 155 passengers and 7 crew members on board. Its destination was…
AirAsia, MH370 incidents very different
When MH370 disappeared, the plane’s identifying transponders appeared to be intentionally shut off, its pilots stopped making radio transmissions and the airliner made a mysterious turn before possibly traveling for…
School days: Teens need to start later (Opinion)
Sleep deprivation in children is also what the Academy of Pediatrics calls “one of the most commonand easily fixablepublic health issues in the U.S. today.” Turning science into policy that…
AirAsia flight: Radar should help find it (Opinion)
So what could have occurred? No doubt, the crew was attempting to circumnavigate thunderstorm cells through the use of sophisticated on-board weather radar. On occasion, deviating around storm activity becomes…
14 amazing cruises setting sail in 2015
Not only will 2015 see the launch of a number of spectacular new cruise ships, but the opening of new routes will make some of the world’s most remote places…
Chinese government assures care, education for shunned boy with HIV
A photo from a People Daily’s online report last week showed the boy called “Kunkun,” watching villagers unanimously vote for his removal in a meeting held in early December. Even…
Madonna: Through the years
Boko Haram: A bloody insurgency, a growing challenge
The militant group has bombed schools, churches and mosques; kidnapped women and children; and assassinated politicians and religious leaders alike. This week, the group kidnapped at least 185 women and…