Olympic opening ceremony director fired for Holocaust joke
The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has fired the director of the opening ceremony on because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998.
Fire up the grill for National Hot Dog Day
Time to fire up the grill for National Hot Dog Day.
WHO leader says virus risk inevitable at Tokyo Olympics
The number of Games-linked COVID-19 cases in Japan this month was 79 on Wednesday, with more international athletes testing positive at home and unable to travel.
Blue Origin launches Jeff Bezos into space on company's 1st human flight
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched its first crewed rocket on Tuesday with the billionaire on board, along with three others.
Almost $90B wiped out in Cryptocurrency crash
Bitcoin fell 6%, dipping below $30,000 for the first time in nearly a month in Monday's crash of the cryptocurrency market.
CDC raises UK travel warning to highest level amid COVID-19 surge
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control raised its travel alert for the United Kingdom to the highest level amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
US blames China for massive Microsoft Exchange email hack
The Biden administration is blaming China for a massive email hack that compromised tens of thousands of computers around the world earlier this year.
Los Angeles County re-implementing indoor mask mandate regardless of vaccination status
The new mandate will take effect at 11:59 p.m. Saturday.
Olympic athletes to put on own medals due to COVID-19
This year, the Olympic medals will be presented on a tray and the athletes will be asked to put the medals around their necks themselves.
Sunscreen recall: Neutrogena, Aveeno products recalled over benzene
Johnson & Johnson is recalling certain sunscreens after traces of the carcinogen benzene was detected in some of its products.
Twitter discontinuing 'fleets' feature on Aug. 3
Fleets will be disappearing from Twitter in less than a month.
New York restaurant breaks records for most expensive french fries
The Creme de la Creme Pomme Frites at this New York restaurant is served with truffles and sprinkled with gold dust and costs a mere $200 a plate.
Senate Democrats reach $3.5 trillion budget agreement
Senate Democrats say that they have reached a budget agreement among themselves that envisions spending an enormous $3.5 trillion over the coming decade.
Florida condo collapse: Death toll at 95 as teams search through rubble
The death toll increased to 95 on Tuesday as teams continued to search for remains and lost sentimental items at the site of a condo collapse in Surfside, Florida.
Demonstrators in Havana protest shortages, rising prices
Thousands of Cubans marched on Havana’s Malecon promenade and elsewhere on the island Sunday to protest food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis, in one of the biggest anti-government demonstrations in memory.
Pfizer to discuss booster shots with US health officials Monday
Pfizer says it plans to meet with top U.S. health officials Monday to discuss the drugmaker’s request for federal authorization of a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine.
Virgin Galactic launches Richard Branson, 5 others into space
Richard Branson and five other crew members reached the edge of space Sunday, making him one of only roughly 600 people to ever leave the Earth’s atmosphere.
Haiti president assassination: US sending FBI, DHS officials
The United States will be sending senior FBI and homeland security officials to Haiti in the aftermath of the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
Zaila Avant-garde breezes to National Spelling Bee win
Whether dribbling a basketball or identifying obscure Latin or Greek roots, Zaila Avant-garde doesn't show much stress.
Fans banned at Tokyo Olympics after officials declare state of emergency
Fans were banned from the postponed Tokyo Olympics set to open in just two weeks after a state of emergency was declared on Thursday.