In February, to mark Black History month, the Library of Congress marked the month with an exhibition dedicated to Rosa Parks –best known for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a crowded bus in …
The publisher of John Bolton’s highly anticipated memoir has pushed back the release date from March 17 to mid-May. Simon & Schuster cited the ongoing government security review of the former national security adviser’s “The Room Where It Happened.” The …
An upcoming memoir by Woody Allen is being blasted by daughter Dylan Farrow, who called it “deeply upsetting” and criticized the publishing house for putting it out. Farrow has alleged that Allen molested her as a child in the early …
Senegalese officials are asking the public to remain calm after confirming the country’s first case of coronavirus, or COVID 19.The patient is a Frenchman living in Senegal who returned from a vacation to France on February 26. He had visited …
Pandemics are a worst-case scenario for infectious diseases. The World Health Organization describes a process through which a disease can reach the pandemic level …
Twitter staff across the world were asked to work from home starting Monday in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly new coronavirus epidemic.At the same time, thousands of staff at Google’s European headquarters in Ireland were told …
While Sean Spicer says he expects his old boss, President Donald Trump, to be re-elected, he doesn’t view his new television talk show as a vehicle for helping accomplish that end.Trump’s first presidential press secretary launches “Spicer & Co.” Tuesday …
Iran’s supreme leader put the Islamic Republic’s armed forces on alert Tuesday to assist health officials in combating the outbreak of the new coronavirus, the deadliest outside of China, that authorities say has killed 77 people. Ayatollah Ali …
Japan’s Olympic minister said Tuesday the contract to hold the games only specifies the event has to be held during 2020. Seiko Hashimoto’s response to a question in the upper house of parliament implies the Olympics could be …
Firefighters who run into burning buildings or attack wildfires face considerable risks despite their protective gear. Until recent trials in Spain, central command centers had no way to monitor the health of their teams. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi reports that recently …