A ceasefire gets off to a rocky start, and a beloved celebrity is not really dead: The news quiz

The Gilgo Beach serial killer comes clean, Vice President JD Vance goes abroad, and the Michigan Wolverines pull off a unique feat. Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s quiz here. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Source link

Clones of Stumpy, Washington D.C.’s beloved cherry blossom tree, have flowered for the first time

Stumpy lives again. Clones of the scraggly, beloved cherry blossom tree felled two years ago in the nation’s capital have flowered for the first time this spring, reaching what federal officials described Wednesday as a “pinnacle achievement.” The U.S. National Arboretum said in a statement that the plant material used to propagate the Yoshino cherry … Read more

How a beloved resident has been embraced by his New Jersey town for more than a half-century

Clinton, New Jersey, is known primarily for its old grist mill, its quaint downtown, and its historic resident, Dave Robbins. “Dave is, I would say, like a pillar of the community,” one resident told CBS News. “”He is the essence of our town I think,” added another. Robbins was born with an intellectual disability. He … Read more