Granholm, actor Robert Downey Jr. boost clean energy jobs Posted August 3, 2022 The Energy Department is teaming with actor Robert Downey Jr. to recruit up to 1,000 new workers focused on climate change and clean energy. Energy Secretary J…
Stuck bags add to tangles at Paris airports amid travel boom Posted July 28, 2022 Airlines worked to deliver luggage to passengers around the world after a technical breakdown left at least 1,500 bags stuck at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport, the latest of sev…
Elmo, 3, joins youngest Americans in getting vaccinated Posted July 26, 2022 Elmo got a COVID-19 vaccine according to Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind “Sesame Street." In a public service announcement posted to YouTube, the…
Emirati officials announce new plans for world’s fair site Posted July 19, 2022 Emirati officials revealed plans to repurpose the Expo 2020 site in Dubai that received millions of visitors between October 2021 and March 2022. At a press conference at the s…
Cruise ship with Broadway stars to steam off in spring 2023 Posted July 17, 2022 The maiden voyage of a cruise ship starring a boatload of musical theater stars — like Tony Award-winners Laura Benanti, Kristin Chenoweth, Alan …
Ryanair drops Afrikaans test that angered South Africans Posted July 11, 2022 Budget airline Ryanair says it has scrapped its controversial Afrikaans language test for South African travelers aimed at weeding out people with phony passports…
Brian Selznick’s ‘Big Tree’ to be published next spring Posted July 5, 2022 Brian Selznick's next book was inspired in part by a famous friend, Steven Spielberg. Billed by publisher Scholastic as a “love letter to the …
At 83, Japanese becomes oldest to sail solo across Pacific Posted June 30, 2022 An 83-year-old Japanese adventurer returned home June 4 after successfully completing his solo, nonstop voyage across the Pacific, becoming the oldest person to r…
Ringo Starr gets honorary degree from Boston music school Posted June 28, 2022 Ringo Starr finally made it to Boston on Thursday, June 2, to receive his honorary degree from the Berklee College of Music. The school originally announced that The Beatles dr…
Egypt displays a trove of newly discovered ancient artifacts Posted June 26, 2022 Egypt displayed a trove of ancient artifacts dating back 2,500 years that the country's antiquities authorities said were recently unearthed at the famed …