BlackStar Projects, the parent organization of the BlackStar Film Festival, will host its third annual Luminary Gala this ...

Clean ink exists but unregulated imports from overseas can pose serious health risks. Many young artists don't know the ...

The benefits of democracy for the Muslim majority are different, while the democracy that comes to the minorities is biased, so in general they are deprived of the benefits of democracy. The right to ...

New Zealand's parliament was brought to a blood-curdling halt after one of its newly elected MPs burst into the traditional Maori haka dance - causing the session to be suspended. Oriini Kaipara, 42, ...

New Zealand’s Parliament was briefly suspended on October 9 after people in the public gallery broke into a haka, a traditional Maori dance, following the maiden speech of the newest Maori Party MP, ...

42 councils have held referendums on Māori wards - 17 areas have voted to keep them, while 25 have voted to remove. The wards have been a flashpoint for debate - there were protesters in Kaipara last ...

Dirty pastel colors are seemingly everywhere, in the luxury homes of skin care gurus, designers and even Prada’s runway show. By Misty White Sidell A craze for pastel wall paints is gripping fancy ...

New Zealand's Parliament was briefly suspended after a haka erupted in the public gallery following the maiden speech of Maori Party MP Oriini Kaipara. The unapproved performance, joined by some MPs, ...

Michigan's multi-colored fall foliage is here — and gone, depending where you are. A foliage color forecast map available at Explore Fall predicts the Upper Peninsula has mainly reached peak or past ...

Wisconsin continues to be a divided state — when it comes to fall color. Many northern and central Wisconsin locales are past peak leaf color, though there are still plenty of destinations that are at ...

Parts of northeast and southeast Ohio are seeing fall colors, while foliage is starting to change within a strip in west-central and northwest Ohio. However, the extended dry period means the fall ...

Portland, Maine — Leaf-peeping season has arrived in the Northeast and beyond, but weeks of drought have dulled this year's autumn colors and sent leaves fluttering to the ground earlier than usual.