Memorial Day celebrations usually involve parades,
flag ceremonies, and other formal public
recognitions to honor the brave men and women of
the American Armed Forces who have sacrificed their
lives in the line of duty. This includes those in the US
Army, Navy, Marine Corps, National Guard, Air Force,
and the Coast Guard. However, the COVID-19 pan......
Read news articleWith schools and businesses closed and many cities
and towns under mandatory shelter-in-place orders,
the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has drastically
changed lives globally within a matter of weeks. To
bring joy, optimism, and strength during this
difficult period, people and organizations worldwide
are performing random acts of kindness for total st......
Read news articleSaint Patrick's Day, which is celebrated annually on
March 17, is a global favorite. And rightfully so,
given the holiday's fun traditions, which include
pinching people not wearing green and chasing after
elusive leprechauns to snare pots of gold. How did
the death anniversary of this once-unknown saint
become so popular? Read on:...
Read news articleOn March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization
(WHO) announced that the COVID-19 coronavirus
global emergency is now a pandemic. The UN health
agency urged countries worldwide to "double-down"
on their efforts to curtail the spread of the infectious
disease, which has swept into at least 114 countries
and killed over 4,000 people in less than three mo......
Read news articleDespite the extreme quarantine measures taken by
Chinese officials to stem the spread of the 2019
Novel Coronvirus (COVID-19), or Wuhan virus, the
infectious, flu-like affliction continues to spread
worldwide at an unprecedented rate. As of March 2,
2020, there are more than 90,000 reported cases in
at least 53 countries, with more than 3,000 deaths......
Read news articleSince the beginning of 2020, the East African
country of Kenya has been battling the nation's
worst desert locust outbreak in over 70 years. The
destructive swarms, some as big as three times the
size of New York City — an estimated 192 billion
insects — are eating their way through thousands of
acres of crops and animal pastures, decimating liv......
Read news articleOn December 31, 2019, Chinese officials announced
that 27 people in Wuhan, the capital of Central
China’s Hubei province, had been infected with a
new strain of the coronavirus. Since then, the
number of cases of the contagious affliction labeled
2019-nCoV, COVID-19, or Wuhan virus, have rapidly
increased, with new cases being reported daily. On......
Read news articleSports fans around the world are struggling to
reconcile with the sudden loss of American
basketball icon Kobe Bryant. The 41-year-old died on
January 26, 2020, when his private helicopter
crashed into a hillside in Calabasas, California —
about 30 miles away from Los Angeles. The crash
also killed the chopper's eight other occupants — ......
Read news articleIn early January 2020, less than two years after their
fairytale wedding, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan
Markle announced their intention to step away as
"senior" members of the Royal Family. The Duke and
Duchess of Sussex, who revealed the surprising
news on their official Instagram account,
@sussexroyal, said that though they planned to di......
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