In late October, the snow elves—that is to say, employees—of the Zermatt Bergbahnen AG ski area in Switzerland fire up their secret weapon: a 30-ton snow-generating goliath known as Snowmaker. For 20 days straight it runs around the clock, churning… Continue Reading
The village of Sagara B sits along a red dirt road in the baobab-dotted Dodoma region of central Tanzania, where half-desert savanna meets the Rubeho mountains. It’s home to less than 5,000 people and is so remote no one ever… Continue Reading
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Sunday it carried out a “very important test” at its long-range rocket launch site that it reportedly rebuilt after having partially dismantled it when it entered denuclearization talks with the United States last… Continue Reading
“Saturday Night Live” presented global politics as high school cliques by reflecting on President Donald Trump’s stunted trip to a NATO meeting this week in London, where in real life other world leaders were captured on a hot mic talking… Continue Reading
Zero-Gravity Tire Swap of the Week The awards go to the Red Bull Formula 1 team, which changed a tire within an Ilyushin II-76 MDK cosmonaut training plane—aka a “vomit comet”—in, yes, zero gravity. The team has the world record… Continue Reading
The last few days have been kind of crazy, right? As soon as Americans returned to work after the Thanksgiving weekend, their government got right back to work on impeachment proceedings against President Trump—and that was just the beginning. The… Continue Reading
The best thing about Reach, the Earth-like planet at the center of Halo: Reach‘s narrative, is its sky. In a world that’s mostly familiar, the sky is alien. It is sickly shades of green and blue even on the brightest… Continue Reading
The category of “mom” encompasses a tremendous amount of variety. There are 60-year-old working moms who are obsessed with PC gaming, new moms who are barely thinking beyond the next feeding, and every mom in between. I’m a mom too,… Continue Reading
NEW DELHI — Authorities said an electrical short circuit appeared to cause a fire that killed at least 43 people in a factory in central New Delhi early Sunday, as relatives of the workers who were trapped inside examined photos… Continue Reading
Among a generation of Guatemalan adoptees, now adults, who grew up in the United States and Europe are a number who have learned a painful truth: They were taken away from their birth families in fraudulent circumstances, under adoption laws… Continue Reading
Baolian Kuang had recently immigrated from China to Boston’s Chinatown when she found out in 2004 that her rent would be increasing by 25 percent. She didn’t speak English and was five months pregnant with her first child at the… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and his allies have predicted the president will see a similar impeachment outcome as former President Bill Clinton did: an acquittal in the Senate, a subsequent spike in popularity, and a backlash against the opposing party… Continue Reading
During a joint press conference in London with President Emmanuel Macron of France this week, President Trump threatened to impose tariffs on French goods such as champagne, in retaliation for a new tax on large tech companies. As he spoke,… Continue Reading
Your browser is your window onto the world, the app you rely on most during the day. You want to wring every last drop of usefulness out of it. It definitely pays to know all of the features and tricks… Continue Reading
When a student recently opened fire at a California high school, staff members did what they were trained to do. They shepherded students to safe spaces, barricaded doors, pulled shades — and, when gunfire struck, used techniques adapted from the… Continue Reading
Back-to-back mass shooting incidents at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Naval Air Station Pensacola have generated wide-ranging debate about the policies governing weapons on military installations, especially the use and availability of weapons. Incidents like these predictably result in the… Continue Reading
MOSCOW — A lot is riding on talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, who are set to sit down in Paris on Monday for the first summit between leaders of the two countries since… Continue Reading
HOUSTON — A Houston police officer was shot and killed Saturday evening by a man who had been reported for assault, authorities said. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced Sgt. Christopher Brewster’s death at a media briefing late Saturday. Police officials… Continue Reading
Dec. 8 (UPI) — On this date in history: In 1886, delegates from 25 unions founded the American Federation of Labor, forerunner of the modern AFL-CIO, in Columbus, Ohio. In 1941, President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare that “a state… Continue Reading
Dec. 8 (UPI) — Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. They include: — Mary Queen of Scots in 1542 — Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin, in 1765 — General Motors founder William Durant… Continue Reading
[embedded content] Chemotherapy is scary and debilitating, but that’s nothing compared to cancer. Chemotherapy harnesses dangerous poisons to kill cancer cells, which also harms healthy tissue. However, modern medicine is making great strides in targeting cancer cells exclusively. But there… Continue Reading
Researchers have been following the migratory movements of a golden eagle named Harper for five years. This year, they also tagged his mate Athena with a solar-powered tracker. The two eagles spent the summer on the shores of the Hudson… Continue Reading
Dog lovers can’t help but let out a tiny ‘aww’ when they watch this video of a dog enjoying a soak in a tub of water. I know I did. The sheer excitement of our furry, black friend cannot be… Continue Reading
Twin 4-year-old girls climbed out of the wreckage of a deadly crash in Washington state and climbed up a 200-foot embankment to seek help, authorities said Saturday. A motorist passed the pair on the winding road Friday and turned around… Continue Reading
The Saudi Air Force member suspected of fatally shooting three people at a naval base in Pensacola, Florida, invited three Saudi flight students to dinner in the past week and showed them videos of mass shootings, according to law enforcement… Continue Reading