Barry Manilow Postpones Concert Right Before Showtime
The star’s show in Kentucky was pushed back due to “unforeseen circumstances” Barry Manilow‘s concert in Lexington, Kentucky, was postponed just as the doors of Rupp Arena were scheduled to open. The announcement shared on the singer’s social media simply read: “Due to unforeseen circumstances tonight’s show in Lexington has been rescheduled.” An exact reason for […]
Why Gen Z Is Choosing to Stay At Home Instead of Dating
Key Takeaways Dating has become a financial luxury for Gen Z and young millennials. In a recent survey, more than half of unmarried 22- to 35-year-olds said that lack of money was their biggest barrier to going on dates. Many young adults say they would like a partner partly to cope with high living costs, […]
School backpacks: How to know whether they’re too heavy for kids
Backpacks can be fashionable and functional, but they can also be too heavy — weighed down by digital devices, musical instruments, sports equipment and more. Some kids carry home a laptop or tablet and textbooks, too. It’s good to be prepared, but kids who walk to school or participate in extracurricular activities may be lugging […]
Ousted ’60 Minutes’ correspondents will work with Columbia students
Sharyn Alfonsi and Scott Pelley, two of the correspondents ousted from “60 Minutes” as part of a major shakeup at the storied CBS News show, are moving from the newsroom to the classroom. Columbia Journalism School announced Monday that the two would serve as Journalists in Residence for the upcoming academic year. In a statement, […]
Trump overhaul could gut Head Start preschool quality standards
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is planning a dramatic overhaul of Head Start that would gut its quality standards, upending the hallmarks of the early education program for impoverished children, two people familiar with the deliberations said. Head Start, established in the 1960s to help fight poverty, has long been considered by experts […]
College computer science majors are down. AI for everyone else is up
With no background in coding, Faith Maeba, a psychology major, was reluctant when her mother first suggested she enroll in classes on artificial intelligence. But the senior at Virginia Commonwealth University began to see it differently as she looked into graduate psychology programs that explore human behavior in the workplace, which is quickly being upended […]
Spain’s economy gathers pace with 0.7% second-quarter growth
Spain’s economy expanded by 0.7% between April and June, accelerating from the 0.6% growth recorded in the previous quarter and maintaining an annual growth rate of 2.7%, according to preliminary figures released by the National Statistics Institute (INE). The latest figures extend Spain’s run of quarterly economic expansion to 24 consecutive quarters, while year-on-year growth […]
Barring Afghan girls from school takes emotional and community tolls
Every day, even after the Taliban barred Afghan girls from education, Fariba went to school. The teenager left the house with her head held high, smiling, saying she would ask her teachers when she could wear her uniform again. Every evening, a crestfallen Fariba returned home. “She looked so devastated that we couldn’t recognize her,” […]
Oprah Winfrey’s South African school for girls to close after 20 years
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oprah Winfrey says she will close the school for underprivileged girls she set up in South Africa two decades ago at the end of next year. Winfrey opened the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in 2007 after being inspired by conversations with former South African President Nelson Mandela about the transformative […]
EU hits Google with €890m fine over search and app store practices
The European Union has imposed fines totalling €890 million on Google for breaching the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), marking the largest penalties handed to a single company under the landmark legislation and potentially reigniting tensions with the United States. The European Commission announced two separate fines on Thursday in a statement. Google was ordered […]