Journey of a lifetime: A US teen Buddhist lama is now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills

At a monastery in the Himalayan foothills, a teenage Buddhist lama blesses thousands. One by one, he taps bowed heads with a ritual vase and a peacock feather, sprinkling holy water for protection, ...
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20 Years After Katrina, What We’ve Learned

The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward. Nowhere in the city was the devastation greater than in the mostly Black neighborhood, which still bears scars from the storm.

Training to be a teacher is expensive. These California programs can help

Becoming a new public school teacher in California means facing an impossible choice: work for a high-need school, making a full-time salary but with little support or training; or get the proper ...

Our reporter composed the 'USA TODAY March,' but can he conduct it?

How hard can it be to conduct a 60-piece band? Jim Beckerman, composer of the 'USA TODAY March,' is about to find out ...

Seattle program gives students a taste of A/V production career

Underneath the Angle Lake light rail station, students are learning lighting design, stage management, and audiovisual skills ...