Director John Singleton Hospitalized After Stroke

  NEW YORK (AP) — “Boyz N the Hood” director John Singleton suffered a stroke last week and remains hospitalized, according to his family. Additional details, including his condition, were not immediately available. In a statement released Saturday, Singleton’s family announced that the 51-year-old filmmaker […]

Fukushima: Nuclear fuel rods removed

  Three reactors partially melted down at the plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), in the wake of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami on March 11, 2011, as radioactive material leaked into the air and the Pacific Ocean. Japan’s nuclear agency deemed the […]

Endangered baby whale sighting sparks hope

Two calves were spotted by the Center for Coastal Studies’ aerial survey team in New England’s Cape Cod Bay, bringing the number seen there to three for 2019, the center said last week. There are only about 411 of these whales left in the world, […]

Measuring the architectural loss of Notre Dame fire

  Jeremy Melvin is an architecture history expert, journalist and published author. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. It is poignant that the great cathedral of Notre Dame is probably receiving as much attention now, as its fate hangs in the balance, […]