English

More about this topic

No Comment

Garbage truck crashes and burns as car attempts to backup on highway

CCTV cameras were pointing directly onto Highway 360 when a garbage truck crashed and burst into flames.

USA

Yanny or Laurel? For Trump the question is not so simple

White House staffers take on the question of the week: Yanny or Laurel?

World News

Euroviews. Gina Haspel and America's depressing indifference to torture | View

Haspel's confirmation process could have been a referendum on past misdeeds — instead it whitewashed them.

World News

Kilauea threatens Hawaii but is less deadly than other types of volcanoes

It's a so-called shield volcano, which is typically broader in shape and has lava that is relatively fluid.

ADVERTISEMENT

World News

New York lawyer taking flak for racist rant

Aaron Schlossberg was caught on camera berating restaurant employees for speaking Spanish and threatening to call immigration authorities.

World News

Euroviews. When will Chewbacca finally get the Star Wars respect he deserves?

Han Solo has moral dilemmas and moral development and a romance with a princess. Chewbacca has none of those things. Why?

Cult

Four-fingered self-taught pianist plays Carnegie Hall

Darrius Simmons also uses prosthetics to reach the piano pedals

World News

Police praise Wisconsin boys for creative prank

Using a junk car, a black tarp, some bricks and electrical tape, four graduating seniors made it look as if a car had crashed into their high school.

World News

California mother charged with felony child abuse

Prosecutors revealed even more chilling details of the torture they say the 10 children were subjected to: waterboarding, strangling, being shot with a crossbow.

World News

Euroviews. Google's lifelike new assistant opens up a creepy Pandora's box

We have mandatory labeling for GMOs, but we don't yet have mandatory labeling for AI-generated voices, pictures and videos. This needs to change.

Romania

Meeting Romania's top politician couldn't convince taxi driver to stay

A taxi driver managed to get himself invited to visit the head of Romania's ruling party. Three days later he announced he had left the country for good.

USA

'Yanny' or 'Laurel'? The audio enigma taking social media by storm

First, there was that dress — gold or blue? Now there's a new online conundrum that will have you scratching your head.

World News

Blast at California building that killed 1 may have been intentional

"There's heavy damage on the first floor corner of the building, walls and windows blown out," a fire official said.

World News

Trump eliminates job of national cybersecurity coordinator

Top congressional Democrats immediately introduced a bill to restore the position of cyber czar.

World News

Grandmother says 10 children removed from Cali home 'lived in torture'

"I can't believe we're going through this, my whole family, this is a nightmare."

Israel

US praises Israeli 'restraint' over Gaza violence

After 60 Palestinians were killed, Nikki Haley says Israel showed more restraint than other countries would have.

World News

Euroviews. The massacre of Palestinians in Gaza highlights Zionism's double standards | View

A moral and principled position would require us to apply to Israel at least the same standards that we apply to the Palestinians, writes Haroon Moghul.

North Korea

US makes pledge to aid North Korea's economy

America will help rebuild North Korea's economy if it agrees to give up its nuclear weapons, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said.

Travel News

Half a day in Los Angeles

Natalie Lefevre describes how she makes the most of LA

World News

Remains found near Hart family crash site in California

Search teams descended on a Mendocino County beach where remains of a foot were found, as two members of the Hart family remain missing.

Stay informed with the latest news and analysis on the United States. From politics and economy to culture and technology, we bring you comprehensive coverage of the key events shaping the nation.