A major international study involving climate researchers from 17 countries confirms that the planet is currently undergoing the fastest rise in A major international study involving climate researchers from 17 countries confirms that the planet is currently undergoing the fastest rise in global temperatures in the past 2,000 years. The team analyzed ice cores, marine…
In central Thailand, a family-run restaurant has gone viral for a dining experience unlike any other: eating your meal while standing in floodwater as live fish glide past your feet. The Pa Jit restaurant in Nakhon Pathom province has been underwater for 11 days after a nearby river overflowed. Since then, crowds have flocked to…
The Vatican announced Saturday that it has returned 62 cultural artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada, as part of the Catholic Church’s ongoing efforts to acknowledge its role in colonial policies that suppressed Indigenous cultures. Pope Leo XIV handed over the artifacts — including a historic Inuit kayak — along with documents to representatives of…
With his kayak paddle raised high, Gary Kristensen crossed the finish line in victory — while riding inside a giant, hollowed-out pumpkin. Dressed as Buddy from “Elf,” Kristensen won the first race of this year’s West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta in Tualatin, Oregon. Since 2004, the Portland-area city has hosted the whimsical event, where huge…
John Beam — the widely respected Oakland football coach whose leadership was showcased in Netflix’s “Last Chance U” — died on Friday, one day after he was shot on the Laney College campus. He was 66. Police arrested a 27-year-old suspect early Friday morning. Authorities said the man knew Beam, and the shooting appeared to…
A dog wandering through a heavily trafficked Boston tunnel narrowly avoided being struck by cars before state police managed to rescue the confused pup. Surveillance footage from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation shows the black-and-white dog trotting directly toward oncoming traffic inside the Ted Williams Tunnel on Thursday morning. Vehicles speed past as the dog…
Israel handed over the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza on Friday, according to officials at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis — a new step in implementing the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire. The transfer came one day after Palestinian militants returned the body of Meny Godard, one of the last four remaining Israeli hostages abducted during…
A man has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for stealing a signed print of Banksy’s “Girl with Balloon” in a smash-and-grab robbery at a London gallery. Larry Fraser, 49, received a 13-month prison term for taking the 2004 print — valued at £270,000 (about $355,000) — from Grove Gallery in the…
A Russian court on Tuesday extended the detention of an 18-year-old street musician whose arrest is widely viewed as retaliation for performing anti-war songs. Human rights groups say her case reflects the increasingly harsh crackdown on free expression since the start of the war in Ukraine. Diana Loginova, a music student who performs under the…
The 2026 Oscars season is shaping up to be a spectacular and unpredictable race. Timothée Chalamet, fresh off his Oscar-nominated turn as Bob Dylan, returns with “Marty Supreme,” playing a fictional 1950s ping-pong champion. He trained for eight years, even bringing a table to the Cannes Film Festival, and his quirky yet compelling performance could…