13-year-old becomes first girl to complete a 720 in skateboarding – a trick Tony Hawk invented
A 13-year-old just became the first female in skateboarding to land a 720 in competition – a trick that has the boarder completing two full...
Smoke plume from Canadian wildfires reaches Europe
The thick haze that recently blanketed much of the northeastern U.S. may have dissipated, but the problem at its root is far from over. On...
Lawmaker pushes bill to shed light on “wrongfully detained” designation for Americans held abroad
Washington — As the Biden administration seeks the release of several Americans who are “wrongfully detained” abroad, a Republican congressman wants the State Department to...
Canadian wildfire maps show where fires continue to burn across Quebec, Ontario and other provinces
Canada is experiencing its most destructive wildfire season on record, as hundreds of blazes burning from coast to coast continue to send tremendous plumes of...
At over $108 million, Klimt’s “Lady with a Fan” becomes most expensive painting ever sold in Europe
The bang of an auctioneer’s hammer at Sotheby’s London on Tuesday brought a 10-minute bidding battle to an end and set a new record for...
Gunmen kidnap more than a dozen police employees in southern Mexico
TAPACHULA, Mexico — Assailants tossed at least one explosive device at a police station in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas, police said Wednesday, as...
Russia blows up packed Ukraine restaurant, killing kids, as Putin shows war still on after Wagner mutiny
Kyiv — A Russian missile strike on a crowded pizza restaurant in Ukraine killed at least nine people, including three children, and left dozens more injured,...
Here’s why a lot of South Koreans suddenly just found themselves a year or two younger
Seoul — A lot of South Koreans suddenly found themselves a year or two younger on Wednesday, as the country formally adopted the system of determining...
Police fatally shoot 17-year-old delivery driver, sparking condemnation by French president: “Inexplicable and inexcusable”
France’s government on Wednesday announced heightened police presence around Paris and other big cities and called for calm after scattered violence erupted over the death...
“What is a Uyghur?”: Presidential candidate Francis Suarez botches question about China
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who is running for president, is being criticized for botching the answer to a question about Uyghurs, an ethnic group being...
How a robot fish “as silent as a spy” could help advance ocean science and protect “the lifeblood of Earth”
The mysteries of the ocean abound. And now, a group of student researchers is trying out a new way to gain better and more accurate...
See photos of recovered Titan sub debris after “catastrophic implosion” during Titanic voyage
Pieces of debris from the sub that officials say imploded while carrying five people to the wreckage of the Titanic last week have arrived back...
Drugs rain down on countryside after French fighter jet intercepts tourist plane
A French fighter jet intercepted a tourist plane over a remote region of France over the weekend, leading the pilot of the small aircraft to...
Local security guard killed in shooting outside U.S. consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, State Dept. says
A shooting outside the U.S. Consulate General in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, left a local security guard dead, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday. The assailant...