The United States military announced Wednesday that it has identified the remains of a soldier who belonged to the iconic “Merrill’s Marauders” unit during World War II, more than 80 years after his disappearance. Joseph Gala, of Lynn, Massachusetts, was declared killed in action on July 14, 1944, two months after he went missing during…
Sometimes the most exciting moments in a movie theater are not in the main feature, but in the COMING ATTRACTIONS … parceled out in tiny bits, enticing us to buy MORE tickets. Movie trailers got their name when they were originally shown after the feature ended. But theater owners soon discovered that when movies end,…
For over 100 days, Sylvia Zin has not been allowed to see or speak with her husband Min Zin, a U.S. citizen and scholar whose work focuses on Myanmar. She says he is being held without charge in China at a detention facility that is referred to by human rights groups as a “black site.” …
