From December 2001 to March 2002, McBrien coordinated the "United We Stand, United We Sew" project, in which volunteers sewed together a 20-foot by 30-foot American flag from 3,000-plus 4-inch by 6-inch American flags.
Each small flag represents a victim in the Sept. 11 attacks. There are also flag...

Straker is an Australian street artist who paints unique murals that appear to light up the streets. His pieces look just like real neon signs, but they are actually 2D and created using only spray paint and a special technique that makes them pop off the wall. We spoke with Straker about his work a...

Emma Thompson announces Tom Hanks winning the Oscar® for Actor in a Leading role for his performance in "Philadelphia." - 66th Annual Academy Awards® in 1994. He portrays a victim of AIDS dealing with the disease as well as the stygma involved with HIV/AIDS and the spread among the gay community in

Matthew Perry has died. He was 54. The 'Friends' drowned on Saturday at his home in Los Angeles, according to multiple reports. Matthew was best known as Chandler Bing on the celebrated sitcom. In addition to his trademark sarcastic wit, he was a versatile performer across his 30-year career, showin...

The song Crazy Little Thing Called Love, originally sang by Queen and the lead singer Freddy Mercury in 1985 has a virtual encounter with Gian Ginoble from the group Il Volo.

PARIS — Notre-Dame cathedral, the iconic symbol of the beauty and history of Paris, was scarred by an extensive fire on Monday April 15th, 2019 evening that caused its delicate spire to collapse, bruised the Parisian skies with smoke and further disheartened a city, Includes photographs from local

Volunteers are helping forgotten Dutch diarists of WWII to speak at last. Their voices, filled with anxiety, isolation and uncertainty, resonate powerfully today. Anne Frank listened in an Amsterdam attic on March 28, 1944, as the voice of the Dutch minister of education came crackling over the radi

On September 7, 2014 over a 1,000 people gathered in Mexico City dressed in white to chant and wish peace in the world, the majority of them are members of the Jewish community. The chant also took place in many other cities around the world including cities in Israel, the US, Costa Rica, Brazil, A...

Volunteers are helping forgotten Dutch diarists of WWII to speak at last. Their voices, filled with anxiety, isolation and uncertainty, resonate powerfully today. Anne Frank listened in an Amsterdam attic on March 28, 1944, as the voice of the Dutch minister of education came crackling over the radi

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving British monarch in history, has died at the age of 96. Elizabeth was 25 years old when she assumed the throne in 1952 following the death of her father, King George VI. This year marked the queen's platinum jubilee, celebrating 70 years on the throne. During ...