1. “Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century” by Stephen Galloway (Grand Central, nonfiction) What it’s about: Leigh and Olivier were two of the best actors of their generation with a love affair that seemed written in the stars – until the weight of fame and a long-undiagnosed mental illness turned their dream into a nightmare.
After two years of pandemic, masks, lockdowns, racial strife and political insurrection, stress among American kids was already at crisis proportions. • Then Russia invaded Ukraine and “World War III” was suddenly a trending topic. On Feb. 27, Russian President Vladimir Putin put his country’s nuclear forces on “high alert.” • Mental health counselors say the news on TV and social media has reignited Cold War fears among some of their young patients, including prospects of nuclear annihilation that harken back to a time when students were told to hide under their desks in case of a Soviet attack. • “We are definitely seeing kids struggle with anxiety,” said Michael Tozzoli, CEO of Ridgewood-based West Bergen Mental Healthcare. “I had a kid in my practice the other night who said he kept hearing that COVID was a once-in-alifetime thing and now you’re telling me there’s a possible nuclear war?”
Don’t look now, but the Lone Grove High School baseball team is gaining momentum. The Longhorns proved that Tuesday by extending their win streak to five games in a 14-2 decision over Madill in five innings.
On Wednesday morning, Ardmore City Schools invited the public to tour the construction site of the upcoming Jerome Westheimer Center for the Performing Arts on the Ardmore High School campus. Once complete, the facility which broke ground in June 2020 will feature state-of-the-art equipment and seating for 800.
FREDERICK, Md. — Kathy Osborne raised her hands into the air, and the near-deafening din of a hundred fourth graders finishing lunch fell away.
Proponents of restrictions on how U.S. public schools address sexual orientation and gender identity say their ultimate goal is to allow parents more involvement in their children’s education and ensure classroom materials are age-appropriate.
BERLIN – Europe’s already high gas prices have gyrated since Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to have importers pay for Russian natural gas in rubles instead of dollars and euros. Here’s a look at some of the implications of such a move: What is Putin proposing? Europe imports large amounts of Russian natural gas to heat homes, generate electricity and fuel industry, and those imports have continued despite the war in Ukraine.
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Vietnamese automaker announced plans Tuesday to build a plant in North Carolina to manufacture electric vehicles, promising to bring 7,500 jobs and ending the state’s streak of near-misses for landing carmakers.
JERUSALEM – Within days of the Russian invasion, Western countries invoked international law, imposed crippling sanctions, began welcoming refugees with open arms and cheered on Ukraine’s armed resistance.
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Hungary’s foreign minister on Wednesday accused Ukraine’s leadership of attempting to interfere in the upcoming Hungarian election, a charge later denied by his Ukrainian counterpart in an episode that put further strain on relations between the two countries.