via CNN Henry Winkler is often called the Nicest Man in Hollywood, but now he’s also known as an Honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE). He was awarded the honor from the Queen this week in recognition of his services to children with dyslexia and special educational needs. According […]

via BBC News The US Supreme Court has granted a last-minute stay of execution to a double killer whose lawyers argue the case was tainted by race issues. Duane Buck, 48, shot and killed his ex-girlfriend Debra Gardner and Kenneth Butler at her home in Texas in 1995. His legal team said a psychologist who […]

via BBC News The Beatles showed their support for the US civil rights movement by refusing to play in front of segregated audiences, a contract shows. The document, which is to be auctioned next week, relates a 1965 concert at the Cow Palace in California. Signed by manager Brian Epstein, it specifies that The Beatles […]

via WOIO About 80 million gallons of raw sewage made its way into Lake Erie over the past week– enough to fill 120 Olympic-sized pools. “I heard there was toilet paper flowing down, trash and other debris. It seems pretty nasty to me,” said Matt Lee, a Sandusky resident. Lee often fishes in Cold Creek. […]

via BBC News The only daughter and eldest child of the late Senator Edward Kennedy, Kara, has died of heart failure aged 51, her brother Patrick has said. The former TV producer was in remission after having a malignant tumor on her lung removed in 2003. She had been weakened physically, he said. In recent […]

via BBC News German industrial and engineering conglomerate Siemens is to withdraw entirely from the nuclear industry. The move is a response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in March, chief executive Peter Loescher said. He told Spiegel magazine it was the firm’s answer to “the clear positioning of German society and politics for […]