Nation, world go green for St. Patrick's Day
NEW YORK — All the world from the Sydney Opera House to the Empire State Building turned Irish, or at least Irish for the day, as revelers marked St. Patrick’s Day with bagpipes, dancing, emerald lights and green body paint in a flurry... [More]
By Sara Kugler and Verena Dobnik
Associated Press | March 17
French polemic over fake game show electrocutions
PARIS — A state-run TV channel is stirring controversy with a documentary about a fake game show in which credulous participants obey orders to deliver increasingly powerful electric shocks to a man, who is really an actor, until he appears to... [More]
By Jamey Keaten
Associated Press | March 17
Reagan ‘GE Theater’ tapes restored, go to library
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — All 208 episodes of television’s “General Electric Theater,” hosted by then-actor Ronald Reagan, are being delivered to former first lady Nancy Reagan today as part of the two-year celebration of the late... [More]
By Jeff Wilson
Associated Press | March 17
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Imagine Children's Museum welcomes its millionth visitor
EVERETT — The Imagine Children’s Museum greeted its millionth visitor on Tuesday. Museum workers had been waiting eagerly for the milestone for a couple of weeks, spokeswoman Shawndra Johnson said. [More]
By Katya Yefimova
Herald Writer | March 17
Group decries textbooks on Islam as inflammatory
PHILADELPHIA — A series of children’s textbooks on Islam contains misleading and inflammatory rhetoric about the religion, inaccurately portraying its followers as inherently violent and deserving of suspicion, according to a Muslim... [More]
By Kathy Matheson
Associated Press | March 17
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Hear musical firefighters on bagpipes and drums for St. Patrick’s Day
Stop by an Irish pub today, and if you’re lucky you’ll hear the evocative wail of a Great Highland Bagpipe. [More]
By Julie Muhlstein
Herald Columnist | March 17
More former Vienna Boys’ Choir members allege abuse
VIENNA — The Vienna Boys’ Choir said today it has heard from eight possible abuse victims following an initial report of allegations last week. [More]
By Veronika Oleksyn
Associated Press | March 17
Betty White set for full season of TV Land sitcom
NEW YORK — Betty White’s dance card continues to fill. The legendary comedian-actress has signed to co-star in the TV Land sitcom “Hot in Cleveland.” [More]
By Frazier Moore
Associated Press | March 16
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