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Pakistan, India Reach Rare Deal to Honor Kashmir Truce February 25, 2021 FILE - Farmers take part in a candlelight vigil to honor paramilitary troops killed in a suicide bomb attack in south Kashmirs Pulwama district in 2019, at the site of a protest against new farm laws in Ghaziabad, India, February 14, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:05:28 0:00 Pop-out player Pakistan and India have agreed to immediately end military hostilities in the d...

Memes Can Teach You English Grammar February 25, 2021 share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:08:18 0:00 Pop-out player If you spend time on social media or the internet, chances are that you have come across memes. Memes are humorous words, pictures or videos shared widely around the internet. Memes can make us laugh. But they can also teach us a lot about English grammar. They can demonstrate such things as sentence structure. And they can show how meaning is affected by punct...

Just over one year after the first death was reported, close to 500,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. The global death total is estimated to be 2.5 million.

Boeing urges airlines to ground some 777 aircraft after a weekend incident in which an engine blew apart during a flight.

We examine different ways for people to enjoy gardening during the winter months.

Pop-out player Scientists say they have discovered the oldest DNA on record. It was found in the teeth of mammoths that lived in northeastern Siberia up to 1.2 million years ago. A mammoth was a kind of early elephant that lived during the Ice Age. The discovery may lead to a greater understanding of the long-dead species. DNA is the substance that carries genetic information in the cells of living things. The researchers say they recovered and sequenced DNA from the remains of three mammoths...

US Congress Proposes Law to Give Citizenship to Millions February 22, 2021 FILE - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas looks on as President Joe Biden signs an executive order on immigration, in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 2, 2021, in Washington. Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:06:41 0:00 Pop-out player Democratic Party lawmakers in the United States Congress introduced immigration legislation last Thursday. The proposed law would create an...

Buddhist Temple Provides Food for Community, Nepalese Students February 21, 2021 People receive free food from the United Sherpa Associations weekly food pantry on Friday, January 15, 2021, in Queens, New York. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski) Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:06:07 0:00 A Buddhist temple in Queens, New York, is helping the local community by providing healthy foods to those in need. While monks lead religious ceremonies in front of a golden statue of the...

The makers of coronavirus vaccines are learning how to change their vaccines to deal with virus mutations. Experts are looking to influenza, or flu, vaccines to help them understand if and when the shots may need to be changed.

Pandemic Pups Hit Dog Parks February 21, 2021 Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:07:22 0:00 Pop-out player When many people in the U.S. were forced to work from home in the early days of the coronavirus health crisis, they decided to get a dog. People say having a dog offers companionship and a reason to get exercise. After all, dogs need to get outside and walk. Adriana Magarin is a new dog owner in Houston, Texas. She said she got a dog because, “you can only read...