Comedian Amy Schumer drew praise from Autism advocacy groups after revealing her husband was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
Author: Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY
Sailor kissing woman in iconic V-J Day photo at Times Square dies at 95
The man in the iconic photo of an exuberant Navy sailorkissing a womanin New York City’s TimesSquare at the end of World War IIhas died.
He’s escaped from prison twice. This time, El Chapo is probably headed to ‘supermax’ prison dubbed ‘Alcatraz of the Rockies’
Drug lord Joaquin Guzman has an unparalleled record of jailbreaks, having escaped two high-security Mexican prisons before his ultimate capture and extradition to the United States.
‘I don’t know if I would feel comfortable:’ Students afraid to study abroad under Title IX
Annie Blalock, 20,is a junior at Middlebury College. For the next four months, she will be studying abroad in Irkutsk, Siberia, taking classes in ecology and Russian.Because of proposed Title IX guidelines, Blalock is worried about policy c…
PETA ridiculed, criticized for comparing ‘speciesism’ with racism, homophobia and ableism
PETA’s Twitter call for an end to “anti-animal” language is drawing a combination of ridicule and condemnation.
A Dutch church is holding a non-stop service for migrant family seeking asylum, and they’re still going
A Dutch church has been holding a non-stop service since October 26to protect an Armenian family who fled from political persecution in their home country. That’s over 800 hours of worship, and counting.
Rage rooms: Why recreational smashing could be good for your mental health
Have you ever wantedto smash something after a long day at work?Now, there’sa more grown-up way to throw a tantrum.Rage rooms, also known as smash rooms or anger rooms, have opened in cities around the world, and they offer a safe place for people to shatter away their anger– literally.
A parched planet: Record-breaking heat blanketing four continents in July
Julyhas brought record-breaking heat to people around the world.From Algeria’s deserts to Japan’s bustling cities, here are some of the historic temperatures that haveaffected four continents this month.