DURBAN, South Africa — It may be a must-have for every football fan at the World Cup, but major sports venues around the globe are trying to make sure the blare of vuvuzelas doesn’t catch on beyond South Africa.
By Stephanie Robinson: Well, it’s truly a holiday weekend, folks! Of course, on Sunday, we pay tribute to the fathers in our lives, biological or not, who have played a role in shaping us, guiding us, influencing us, or just being there at important moments along the way.
Newsweek Senior Editor Julia Reed, was on CNN’s Anderson Cooper show last night to discuss President Obama’s response to the BP oil spill. Here’s what she had to say. “He said I know this is going to be — lead to some, quote, difficulty for the guys who work on those rigs. Well, if he […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — African-American slaves sweated in the summer heat and shivered in the winter’s cold while helping to build the U.S. Capitol.
JOHANNESBURG — A somber and frail Nelson Mandela attended the funeral Thursday for his 13-year-old great-granddaughter, whose death in a car crash last week following the World Cup’s opening concert marked a tragic start to the tournament.
