Courtesy of Pennsylvania English teacher Kristina Ulmer It all started with heartbreak and $100 in tips, when in 2014 Kristina Ulmer’s sister headed home with the cash earned from her breakfast tables, but never made it due to a car crash. Because Katie was always concerned about struggling folks who were less fortunate, Kristina decided…
Helen Briggs Environment correspondent, BBC News•@hbriggs Getty Images The swallow is a common summer visitor, arriving in April and leaving in October With what’s being called a mini-heatwave looming for the UK, it’s not just humans looking forward to warmer weather. The warm spell is expected to give a temporary boost to nature as migratory…
credit – Maggie Boynton, retrieved from TikTok The Japanese have an unjustly-bestowed-upon reputation for being cold and distant, and one new American mother who’s gone viral on TikTok discovered just how wrong that stereotype can be. While out at a restaurant with her husband, Maggie Boynton was approached by a matronly Japanese waitress who offered…
AFP US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin had “constructive” talks in Moscow on Friday lasting three hours, according to an aide of Putin’s. Yuri Ushakov said the possibility of Russia and Ukraine resuming direct talks was a particular point of discussion. The US has not released details of what was discussed during…
A job site of Ray Benvenuti who donated labor to help a scammed elderly couple – credit, Benvenuti Landscaping and Reconstruction, retrieved from Facebook A Pittsburgh-area contractor picked up the flag for his profession after a local senior couple were scammed out of some new landscaping work they paid for. Losing out on $6,750 for…
Myanmar authorities have arrested an astrologer for causing panic by predicting a new earthquake in a viral TikTok video. John Moe The posted his prediction on 9 April, just two weeks after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake killed 3,500 people and destroyed centuries-old temples in the South East Asian nation. He was arrested Tuesday for making…
O’Brien being rescued from the sand – credit Breanne Sika, released Everyone in a relationship will know how love often works in mysterious ways, but quicksand isn’t typically involved, right? Typically, no; but never? Also no. Just ask Mitchell O’Brien and Breanne Sika, a new couple, for whom falling in love first meant falling in…
Britain’s Cameron Norrie described his first-round victory at the Madrid Open as one of his favourite wins in his career after he overcame illness to defeat Martin Landaluce. Former British number one Norrie beat the 19-year-old Spaniard 6-7 (4-7) 7-5 6-4 to earn a first ATP main-draw victory since the start of March. Poor form…
A 700-year-old olive tree being relocated to crown the tree-planting efforts – credit, City of Athens Throughout 2024, the city of Athens focused on expanding urban greenery in key areas in response to several sweltering summers in a row. Featuring the planting of the city’s first micro-forest, greening has occurred in six neighborhoods as well…
When Alex Yee sits down for post-race dim sum with his family on Sunday, it will represent a poignant full-circle moment. That was the reward Yee, who has Chinese heritage on his father’s side, recalls provided the main motivation to run – and twice place third in – the Mini London Marathon as a child.…
