MAE HONG SON, Thailand (Reuters) – Golden umbrellas draped in beads and flowers provide shade for boys as young as seven riding on their fathers’ shoulders in a procession through the mountain t…
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Abandoned puppy with mouth tied shut finds new home
Little Norman, a 12-week-old puppy, was found abandoned on the side of the road with his mouth tied shut. (SWNS) An abandoned puppy was discovered on the side of the road in South Carolina with its m…
Iraqi shrine tablets offer blessings, cures and a living
KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) – For pilgrims, the clay tablets from Iraq’s Shi’ite Muslim Kerbala shrine are a blessing, an aid to prayer, even a cure for sickness. For local families, the are all tha…
North Dakota airman's surprise homecoming brings 8-year-old son to tears
A North Dakota airman’s surprise homecoming brought his 8-year-old son to tears. SMSgt. Mark Coffelt with the 69th bomb squadron arrived home from Qatar late Tuesday, hours after his expected arrival …
Makeup courses for blind Brazilian women boost self-image
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – No mirrors needed by these women when they apply eye-liner, mascara and blush brushes. They can’t see their faces. A bottle of Black Mascara with Braille writing on it is s…
Texas teen takes mom to prom, goes viral: 'It meant the world to me'
Joe and his mom Vanessa at the prom on Friday night. (Joe Moreno) An 18-year-old Texas student took an unexpected date to one of high school’s biggest nights of the year: the senior prom. Joe M…
In daytime discos, South Korea's elderly find escape from anxiety
SEOUL (Reuters) – A discotheque hidden among the back alleys of eastern Seoul is packed with hundreds of grey-haired couples on a Monday afternoon, dancing to local hits from the 1960s in a bask…
National Park Service nixes plan to raise entrance fees to $70 after public outcry
There’s both good and bad news for national park visitors this summer. After fierce public outcry, the agency is indeed hiking daily entrance fees at some of America’s most popular parks by $5 t…