LOS ANGELES — Poet Amanda Gorman, the instant breakout star of President Joe Biden’s inauguration, will recite an original poem at the upcoming Super Bow LV.
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
KABUL — When 18-year-old Manizha Talash joined a small but ardent breakdancing community in Afghanistan a few months ago she was the only woman, but she already aims to represent her country in one of the latest sports to be admitted to the Olympics.
American rock band The Flaming Lips have come up with a creative way to put on live shows in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic -- putting themselves and their audience in protective "space bubbles."
LESBOS, Greece — Greek scientists on the volcanic island of Lesbos say they have found a rare fossilized tree whose branches and roots are still intact after 20 million years.
NEW YORK -- Ghislaine Maxwell asked a federal judge to dismiss the criminal case accusing her of recruiting teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse, citing various grounds including that an agreement not to prosecute the late financier also shielded her.
Monday, January 25, 2021
MOSCOW - In his first comments since mass protests erupted across Russia over the weekend, President Vladimir Putin denied on Monday that he owns a billion-dollar palace on the Black Sea and called the demonstrations illegal and "dangerous."
WASHINGTON — Dogs have officially returned to the White House.
OXFORD, England — A historic pub in the center of Oxford that has served students, scholars and literary greats for over 450 years is to shut down, a cultural casualty of the COVID pandemic.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department is taking steps to resume efforts to put escaped slave and abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday.
MANILA -- Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday Filipinos should stab fraudsters who use his name and the names of other cabinet officials for corrupt purposes.
One of the most eagerly anticipated Super Bowl ads every year will be on the sidelines this year, with Anheuser-Busch choosing not to feature the iconic Clydesdales and cute story lines that have been a hallmark of its Budweiser spots.
Sunday, January 24, 2021
LOS ANGELES -- Pray for movie theaters.
ISTANBUL — A faithful dog waited for her owner outside a hospital in Turkey for almost a week until he was released after undergoing treatment for a brain condition.
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the famed curmudgeon photographed at President Joe Biden’s inauguration wearing mittens and a scowl behind his facemask in an image that instantly became a meme, said on Sunday he was happy it may help raise millions for charity.
MADRID — An 85-year-old woman believed by her family to have died from the coronavirus surprised her relatives by returning to her care home nine days after they were told she had been buried, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
HONG KONG -- "Social robots like me can take care of the sick or elderly," Sophia says as she conducts a tour of her lab in Hong Kong. "I can help communicate, give therapy and provide social stimulation, even in difficult situations."
Saturday, January 23, 2021
This wasn't how Rachel Uchitel wanted it to go. After a decade, she'd decided at last to talk about her affair with Tiger Woods so the public might characterize her as something other than a mistress. Maybe they'd stop writing "homewrecker" in the comments of her Instagram photos. Or just un…
Friday, January 22, 2021
One-time NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw, a presence in America’s living rooms for more than two decades and the longtime face of the network, retired Friday after an award-winning 55-year career.
ABU DHABI - Conor McGregor weighed in alongside three of the other top lightweight contenders on Friday ahead of UFC 257 but the name on everyone's lips this week has been Khabib Nurmagomedov, the retired champion in that weight class whose successor has yet to be crowned.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
The race for one of the highest jackpots in Powerball history is over.
Adele’s “Someone Like You” is a breakup salve, a song about unrequited love and a critically acclaimed chart topper. For an English soccer team making a Cinderella run through the oldest domestic competition in the world, it has also become a victory anthem, as players belt out the lyrics af…
A person won more than $700 million Wednesday night off a Powerball ticket in Maryland, marking the sixth largest jackpot won in United States lottery history.
The limousine “Tiger King” star Joe Exotic booked in hopes of receiving a presidential pardon was indeed a stretch after all. In more ways than one.
”Bridgerton,” the Regency-era period piece based on the novels of Julia Quinn, is coming back for a second season on Netflix.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
WASHINGTON — The arrival of the Bidens and their dogs Major and Champ at the White House this week marks the return of a longstanding tradition — four-legged furry friends at the 18-acre estate that is home to the U.S. president.
WASHINGTON — Amanda Gorman, the youngest poet in U.S. history to mark the transition of presidential power, offered a hopeful vision for a deeply divided country on Wednesday with her poem “The Hill We Climb.”
WASHINGTON — The recently updated website for President Joe Biden’s White House carried an invitation for tech specialists savvy enough to find it.
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Sarah Thomas will make history again next month as the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl.
OEGSTGEEST, Netherlands — Indy Mellink, a Dutch card fan, was explaining a game to her cousins last summer when she asked herself: why should a king be worth more than a queen?
Monday, January 18, 2021
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