Students from Seattle and Naha, Okinawa, celebrate the 50th anniversary of the cross-cultural exchange program.

Tuesday’s layoffs largely affected the Federal Student Aid office, which saw one of the biggest slashes to its staff. Vargas ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Actor Gene Hackman arrives with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly ...

Showcasing the absurd uncertainty of life and how sad and scary it is, the film follows a man named Neil Bennett (Roth), who decides to stay back and continue his vacation in Mexico even after ...

7,000-year-old scorched tools may be the oldest evidence of fire making in China, officials said. Almos Bechtold via Unsplash In China’s eastern coastal province of Jiangsu, archaeologists have ...

The engagement was part of Lewis' From Crown to Classroom initiative, which has placed over a dozen titleholders -- including Miss Virginia, Miss Virginia USA, Miss Virginia Teen and other ...

Robert John, whose “Sad Eyes” hit No. 1 in the U.S. and had a Top 5 hit with a cover of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” died Monday. He was 79. His son Michael Patrick told our sister site ...

After spelling the word “floridly,” meaning very flowery in style, Hamilton eighth-grader Oliver Pound clinched the win for the 2025 Ravalli County Spelling Bee, capping off his middle-school ...

A bee sting may cause an allergic reaction or a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. Symptoms of a severe allergic reaction can vary, but may include hives, a swollen throat or tongue ...

For the six students preparing for Saturday’s spelling bee, their journeys all began with the classroom spelling bee. The classroom spelling bee is a test administered to all students grades 5-8 with ...

Singer-songwriter Robert John, who topped the Billboard charts in 1979 with the moody ballad, “Sad Eyes,” died Feb 24. He was 79. The crooner’s son, Michael Pedrick, confirmed his father’s ...