Lawyer for NYC fired after grilling mayor over kid mask rule Posted May 2, 2022 A lawyer for New York City was fired after she crashed a news conference Monday to confront Mayor Eric Adams about the city's mask mandate for ch…
Appeal starts for school leader fired over ‘New Butt’ book Posted April 16, 2022 A Mississippi school district has begun a hearing for an assistant principal who was fired after reading a book called “I Need a New Butt" to sec…
Charles Entenmann, who helped expand family’s bakery, dies Posted April 4, 2022 Charles Edward Entenmann, who helped turn his family's New York-based bakery into a national brand, died in Florida at age 92. Entenmann died Feb. 24 in Hialeah, his son, Charl…
In Western Australia, tiny doors aim to spark kids’ imaginations Posted March 8, 2022 Too often, we look at a lush, lovely nature spot and think about holding some kind of event or function there. But Kerryn Belli, who lives in Western Australia’s Mid West region, …
Brothers regift same hard candy for decades Posted February 23, 2022 Two U.S. brothers have gotten their holiday regifting skills down to an art — they’ve been passing the same hard candy back and forth for over 30…
Bishop in Sicily tells kids Santa doesn’t exist Posted February 17, 2022 A Roman Catholic diocese in Sicily publicly apologized to outraged parents after its bishop told a group of children that Santa Claus doesn’t exist. In a Faceb…
Word Wonders: Portmanteau words Part 2 Posted February 6, 2022 Continued from Part 1… Portmanteau words are added to the English language all the time. Recently, scientists have attached cutting-edge bionic arms t…
Word Wonders: Portmanteau words Part 1 Posted February 5, 2022 A portmanteau word combines the meaning of two other words. If you take “smoke” and “fog,” you can make the portmanteau “smog,” which describes fog intensified by smoke or polluti…
4-year-old boy summons police to check out his toys Posted January 24, 2022 In Japan, the police emergency number is 110. In New Zealand, it’s 111. Needless to say, in both countries, that number should not be dialed unless the caller is …
Man builds rotating house to fulfill wife’s wish Posted December 13, 2021 Seeking to please his wife, who had wished for a more diversified view from their family house, a Bosnian self-taught innovator has built a