Thousands of spectators descended on Alexandra Palace in London to witness the return of Red Bull’s Soapbox Race. The race – which happened on Saturday – challenges teams to prototype and create the wackiest homemade soapboxes, which rely solely on gravity to navigate a downhill course. From Belly of the Whale’s Harry Potter-inspired “Knight Bus” […]
By Jonathan Stempel and Koh Gui Qing OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) – Warren Buffett will take center stage at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting on Saturday, as shareholders descend on to watch the famed investor as well as his expected successor. The meeting is the 60th for Buffett, 93, since he took over Berkshire in 1965. He […]
WASHINGTON – Just days after returning from a two-week recess, right-wing fury – spurred on by former President Donald Trump – brought the House to a standstill in a significant blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., as he grapples with a threat to his leadership post. Nineteen House Republicans shot down a procedural step […]
Even though Anya Karkachova grew up in the heartland of Ukraine’s industrial east — dotted by coal mines and their smoking chimneys — she never imagined she would be working underground herself. But the 31-year-old is now one among hundreds of Ukrainian women who have taken on new roles below the surface of the war-battered […]
Hundreds of farmers drove their tractors into central Madrid as part of ongoing protests against European Union and local farming policies and to demand measures to alleviate production cost hikes. The protest, the biggest to take place in the Spanish capital after more than two weeks of daily protests across the country, on Wednesday will […]
ATKINSON, NH – Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, and Ron DeSantis descended upon New Hampshire one week before the first-in-the-nation primary. All three candidates held events across New Hampshire on Tuesday night. Following Trump’s decisive victory in a sub-freezing Iowa on Monday night, a long line of his supporters waited hours in the […]
A countless mass of sardines — likely numbering in the millions — recently beached themselves on an island in the Philippines, turning coastlines silver as tiny dead fish covered the shore. Around 48 hours later, the area was struck by a powerful earthquake, sparking speculation that the fish may have sensed the impending natural disaster […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Here come Santa Clauses. Again. Throngs of people dressed as jolly Old St. Nick descended on New York City for the annual SantaCon charity pub crawl on Saturday. The booze-fueled stroll, which included no shortage of Grinches, elves and other Christmas-themed costumes, kicked off at 10 a.m. in bars and clubs […]