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Write Out Loud - an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading short stories aloud for a live audience closes their 16th Season of Story Concerts with WOMEN, Witty Wily & Wondrous on Monday, June 12 at the Old Town Theatre. Write Out Loud Story Concerts bring literature to life - aloud - with rehearsed readings by professional actors. Each program explores specific themes by weaving a variety of stories, poems, and sometimes music, together into a literary tapestry. Curtain is at 7:00 p.m. Performers for this concert include Linda Libby, Cynthia Gerber, Veronica Murphy and Walter Ritter. Stories to Include: "Lilacs" by Amy Lowell Read by Veronica Murphy "Shotgun Wedding" by Bonnie Jo Campbell Read by Cynthia Gerber "Roman Fever" by Edith Wharton Read by Linda Libby, Veronica Murphy and Walter Ritter "A Pair of Silk Stockings" by Kate Chopin Read by Cynthia Gerber "Steal Away" by Dorothy Allison Read by Linda Libby "The Reticence of Lady" Anne by Saki Read by Walter Ritter Tickets for WOMEN, Witty Wily & Wondrous are $25. There are discounts for seniors, military ($22) and students ($5). Purchase tickets on-line here or by calling 619-944-8953.

Americans are poised to bet a record amount on Sunday's big game. Missouri and California are among the states that haven't yet legalized sports betting since the national ban was lifted in 2018.

Israel has destroyed tens of thousands of residences in Gaza since war broke out last October. A U.N. official says the widespread or systematic destruction of homes should be considered a crime.

A research paper that raises questions about the safety of abortion has been retracted. The research is cited in a federal judge's ruling about the abortion pill mifepristone.

The State Department is discouraging tourists from traveling to the Caribbean islands. But government officials from both nations hope that won't keep tourists from coming.

"Musk is Tesla and Tesla is Musk," one analyst wrote in a recent note. Musk's reign has catapulted the car company to enormous success. But it also carries serious risks, a judge recently concluded.

For young Americans today, who hold immense electoral potential, the volatile political world they came of age in may be affecting their mental health. Some politicians have started to talk about it.

The Biden administration is unveiling new, stricter pollution standards for American cities such as Salt Lake City, Utah, which have long struggled with chronically dirty air.

The Dartmouth men's basketball team could become the country's first unionized team in college sports. The union campaign drew inspiration from labor activism in the dining hall.

This week Turkey marked one year since the earthquake that killed more than 53,000 people in the country and left over 3 million homeless. Critics say the government hasn't met its promise to rebuild.