Shunned in computer age, cursive makes a comeback in California

Fullerton, California, US Reuters A generation of children who learned to write on screens is now going old school. Starting this year, California grade school students are required to learn cursive handwriting, after the skill had fallen out of fashion in the computer age. A student at Orangethorpe Elementary School practices writing cursive as California […]
Muslims and Catholics in California’s Orange County to unite for Eid al-Fitr prayers

Los Angeles, US RNS Leaders at the Islamic Center of Fullerton, a growing congregation in Orange County, California, feared they would go a second year without gathering in person for Eid-al-Fitr prayers that mark the end of Ramadan. Normally, they’d host Eid prayers at a gym in a nearby park, but the pandemic posed challenges […]