Last year, the over 110 million football fans who
tuned in to watch the Super Bowl witnessed the New
England Patriots make history — once again! After
trailing 28-3 against the Atlanta Falcons in the third
quarter, the Patriots made a nail-biting comeback
ending the game with a 34-28 win in overtime. This
was not only the first game in the fifty-one-year his...
For the past 50 years, the annual Consumer
Electronics Show (CES) has been impressing
Americans with innovative products created to
enhance their lives. This year’s show, held in Las
Vegas from January 8 to 12, was no different. Over
180,000 people flocked to view and test the
thousands of gadgets that consumers can look for...
On Monday, January 15, Americans will celebrate the
life and achievements of civil rights leader Martin
Luther King Jr. (MLK). Born in Atlanta, Georgia on
January 15, 1929, the activist was originally named
Michael King after his father, a pastor at Ebenezer
Baptist Church. However, after a trip to Europe in
1934, King Sr. changed both his and his son’s na...
For most Americans, the holiday season begins
around Thanksgiving. However, for Kathy Rombeiro
and her dad, Edmundo, it starts in September, when
they begin the laborious process of converting their
Novato, California home into a winter wonderland. By
the first Sunday of December, the ordinary
suburban home is transformed into a magical “Chr...
With Christmas less than two weeks away, you are
probably getting into the festive spirit. For those
living in the United States, this means seeking out
the perfect Christmas tree, decorating the house
with lights, playing in the snow, or watching
seasonal movies with family and friends. However,
not everyone celebrates the holiday in the same w...
Facial recognition is a complex task which requires
as many as 200 neurons in the brain’s temporal
lobe, called “face patches,” to fire up simultaneously
within milliseconds. Hence the skill has always been
believed to be the realm of “intelligent” animals
such as humans, monkeys, apes, dogs, and horses.
Now, British scientists have found that the unassu...
At first sight, Alma Deutscher, a twelve-year-old girl
from England with a penchant for dresses, appears
to be like any other normal tween. She loves to skip
rope, read, bake cookies, and engage in
make-believe play with her younger sister Helen. But
this unassuming youngster, who composed her first
musical sonata at age six, first short opera at age ...
Albert Einstein, the genius behind the theory of
relativity, which provided a new framework for all of
physics and proposed new concepts of space and
time, has recently been making headlines again.
However, this time it is not for a new scientific
breakthrough, but because of two handwritten notes
the scientist gave a bellboy 95 years ago.
Houston residents, recovering from the devastation
caused by Hurricane Harvey, finally have something
to cheer about – a World Series victory. Thousands of
fans lined up on the city streets on Friday,
November 3 for a parade celebrating the Houston
Astros who won the baseball championship with a
resounding 5-1 score against the Los Angeles Dod...
