After visiting more than 100 countries on a quest to set a Guinness World Record, Cassandra De Pecol says that to her, travel means “the ability break down barriers, leaving all preconceptions at the door and having an open mind towards engaging in experiences outside of one’s comfort zone”.
It was a mascot party with a purpose at the Palestra at the University of Pennsylvania Sunday. Furry friends, including the NBC10 Peacock, showed off their dance moves in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record that also raised money for childhood cancer.
On March 4 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 47-48 crewmember Jeff Williams of NASA flashes a smile as he suits up in his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit during final pre-launch training. Williams and Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos will launch March 18 on the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.
MELBOURNE, Fla. — Veteran NASA astronaut Jeff Williams will rocket from Earth Friday on a record-setting mission that will make him America’s most experienced space traveler.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday morning that Asian Lunar New Year, considered one of the most important holidays in Asian culture, would become an official public school holiday, a reversal from just a few months ago when the mayor's office had said it would not be added to next year's calendar.
Mount Timpanogos overlooks the Utah Valley as the dominate peak in the region. Standing at 11,750 ft in elevation, the second highest mountain in Utah's Wasatch Range has long beckoned area residents to explain their relationship with the majestic peak
The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) commissioned a study—conducted by the Center for Community and Business Research at the University of Texas at San Antonio—to comprehensively examine the economic impact of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.
(Uskings) Chris Issendorf, 33, hauled himself out of the canoe, took a few steps on solid ground, then collapsed on the bank of the Missouri River at 6:34 Wednesday evening (July 29,2015).
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(uskings.us) More romantic than Father’s Day with less pressure than Valentine’s Day, Husband Appreciation Day is observed on the third Saturday in April. Also...
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(uskings.us) Owning almost half the world’s public cloud infrastructure market, Amazon is the clear market leader. Amazon reported Amazon Web Services (AWS) revenue of...
