LOS ANGELES ― “Moon Over Manifest,” Clare Vanderpool’s story of a girl in Depression-era Kansas who investigates a hidden past, was awarded the prestigious Newbery Medal on Monday as the American Library Association presented its top honors to books for children and young adults at a ceremony in San Diego. The book, for 9-to-12-year-olds, is the debut from Kansas-based author Vanderpool.The top aw

A polar bear swim to raise money for the Asian Community School in Busan will take place Saturday at Haeundae Beach from 2-5 p.m. Participants should meet at the Wolfhound Irish Pub in Haeundae. They may leave their belongings at the bar before taking a dip in the ocean. Donations of 10,000 won are recommended, and will be collected at the pub. All proceeds from the event will go toward supplies f

A benefit concert for Haiti will take place Saturday night at Club Spot across from Hongdae Park in Seoul. Taking place from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., One Hundred for Haiti Seoul will feature performances by nine local punk rock bands. Set to play are: The Geeks, Things We Say, ...Whatever That Means, Burn My Bridges, No Excuse, Warpath, Dokkebi Assault, Find The Spot and Shellback. One Hundred for Haiti

NEW YORK (AP) ― New York City hosted a record number of visitors in 2010, a sign that the Big Apple’s tourism industry is bouncing back after a decline the previous year when travelers everywhere tightened their budgets amid the recession.Mayor Michael Bloomberg said 48.7 million people visited New York last year, surpassing the city’s 2008 record of 47 million.The increase shows the city’s travel