iStock(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — The Pyongyang International Marathon, known officially as the Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon, will be held this Sunday in the North Korean capital. The race is touted as a unique experience. Not only are runners allowed to run through the streets of Pyongyang, passing Kim Il-Sung Square and under the Arch of …
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Apr 06
Why car manufacturers are embracing ‘vegan’ leather
iStock(NEW YORK) — Your next car purchase may come with this disclaimer: No cows were used in the manufacturing of this vehicle. Leather has long been viewed as the superior choice in automobiles, especially in the luxury segment. Now, some automakers are taking consumers’ concerns about sustainability and animal welfare seriously. A growing number are …
Apr 06
Nearly 40 million at risk of severe weather over this weekend
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A new storm is beginning to organize along the Texas-New Mexico border, and it’s expected to deliver a first round of severe weather Saturday from Texas to Mississippi. Gusts of almost 60 mph and golf ball-sized hail already have been reported in west Texas Saturday morning. The system will head east …
Apr 06
Sixth-graders design ‘Smart School Bus Stop Sign’ to help save bus riders
iStock(HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C.) — Though the school bus is the safest vehicle on the road — students are 70 times more likely to get to school safely compared with traveling by car — almost one-third of the students who died in school-transportation-related incidents from 2006 to 2015 were killed approaching or leaving the bus, according …
Apr 05
Apple employee detained by US border agents over his iPhone and laptop speaks out
Courtesy Andreas Gal(SAN FRANCISCO) — When Apple employee Andreas Gal returns from an international trip, he said he’s usually on his way home within minutes. But when he arrived at San Francisco International Airport last November, he was detained for an hour by three armed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents, who demanded access …
Apr 05
Missing Louisiana girl Domeanna Spell has been found, older man arrested
FBI(Pagosa Springs, Colo.) — A 15-year-old Louisiana girl who went missing for over a week with an older man was found Friday, police said, and the suspect was taken into custody. Domeanna Spell, of Port Barre, was last seen getting off the school bus on March 28 around 7 a.m. by Port Barre High School …
Apr 05
Authorities investigating fires at historically black Louisiana churches
Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal(LAFAYETTE, La.) — Investigators in Louisiana are working to determine whether several fires at historically black churches are connected. There have been four fires in the past two weeks, three of which were in the same county. The other was at a church more than 220 miles away. Both the …
Apr 05
Body in a New York facility ID’ed as Jeanine Cammarata, husband charged with murder
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — The body found in a New York City storage facility has been identified as that of a mother and school teacher who went missing last week, authorities announced Friday. Jeanine Cammarata, 37, a mother of three children and a substitute public school teacher in the city’s borough of Staten Island, went missing …
Apr 05
Rent the Runway Kids is coming, so no more buying clothes they’ll only wear once
Rent the Runway(NEW YORK) — Little fashionistas can get a fresh new wardrobe this spring that changes with them — because Rent the Runway Kids will be in full bloom! The company will capitalize on well-known challenges that many parents face, getting their children dressed in clean, cute clothes for any occasion without the hefty …
Apr 05
63-year-old man dies after allegedly being punched by Mexican actor Pablo Lyle
Carlos Tischler/Getty Images(MIAMI) — A 63-year-old man died at a Miami hospital on Thursday just days after he was allegedly punched in the face by a Mexican celebrity during a road rage incident, officials said. The incident happened Sunday evening, according to the Miami Police Department. Pablo Lyle, a 32-year-old Mexican actor who was visiting …
