Sweden plans to ban mobile phones in schools
MALMÖ, Sweden (AP) — Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban…
Young Elvis fans keep his legacy alive at Tupelo Elvis Festival
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Nearly 50 years after Elvis Presley ‘s death, a gaggle of exuberant young boys…
Therapy donkeys help patients at a Paris-area psychiatric hospital
NEUILLY-SUR-MARNE, France (AP) — Therapy donkeys are helping patients with mental health conditions recover in a psychiatric hospital…
Pulitizer Prize-winning psychiatrist and author Robert Coles dies
Harvard University professor Robert Coles, the psychiatrist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who championed the cause of children grappling…
China rushes to build humanoid robots, but who will buy them?
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese-made humanoid robots are making waves with their ability to do backflips, direct traffic,…
New oil and gas lease sale set for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Trump administration’s push to expand oil and gas development in Alaska faces a…
‘Trainspotting’ at 30: Ewan McGregor and Danny Boyle on its impact
Ewan McGregor, for a fleeting moment after “Trainspotting” came out, felt like a rock star. It wasn’t his…
The rural town of Ōamaru is an unlikely steampunk destination
ŌAMARU, New Zealand (AP) — The small, rural town of Ōamaru, New Zealand, has become an unlikely world…
‘Disclosure Day’: Steven Spielberg still believes
NEW YORK (AP) — A moment early on in “Disclosure Day” will instinctively feel familiar to anyone who…
Addition allows exhibit of large private collection of 20th-century Vermont art
Lyman Orton arrived at a local auction six decades ago in hopes of furnishing his first house, only…
Program offers free med school for 5 years in rural Hawaii
Molokaʻi native Misty Kahale completed her first year of medical school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas…
Having a plan can help ease anxiety that often accompanies extreme weather
ATLANTA (AP) — Hurricanes, wildfires, floods and other extreme weather can also kick up storms of anxiety. Thankfully,…