In Icelandic, Whit Sunday is known as hvitasunna. Many times, kids who attend church in Iceland will be “confirmed” at age 14, on hvitasunna. Sometimes, however, this happens on Easter Sunday instead.

BLOUNTVILLE — Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger on Friday joined students, teachers and community members in Blountville to announce the winners of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition ...

Sometimes it’s difficult to believe that William Loeb’s experimental photos began inside a camera. His black-and-white print “Manuscript,” which looks hand-drawn, zooms in on a microscopic section of ...

Hyatt recently announced plans to open its first Hyatt-branded hotel in Iceland — Hyatt Centric Reykjavík. Scheduled for a 2022 opening, Hyatt Centric Reykjavík will be a 169-room boutique property ...

Wednesday, John Fishwick announced the lawsuit against the Alleghany Highlands Public School system. He’s representing about 35 Covington Middle School families who’ve also filed a petition ...

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In just 24 hours on 7 April, more than 550 earthquakes were recorded. Minney Sigurdardóttir of Iceland’s Met Office, said: “The average depth is between 4 to 6 km, and the activity is most ...

"I don't want to drive our EU accession talks based on fear," Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir told Euronews in an interview. The powerful shifts shaking the geopolitical order ...

The glacier lagoon Jökulsárlón in southern Iceland brings to mind Pytheas’ description of the “island with ice floes close to it.” Credit: Martin Peeks/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0 The Greek ...

a talented artist hailing from the Dei District in the Western Highlands province. Today, Jacks of PNG proudly launched Joseph’s winning design at their Central Waigani store, celebrating his unique ...

The international team of geoscientists focused their work on a unique finding: a group of unusual rocks located on an elevated beach terrace on Iceland’s western coast. These rocks, apparently ...