We sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ on New Year’s, but what does it mean?
“Auld Lang Syne” is a Scottish song written by poet Robert Burns. The reason it may be so hard to understand is because it was written back in the late 1700s, according to the Encyclopedia Brittanica, ...
These glasses let you ‘see’ conversations in real time
When I heard about AI glasses that let you “see” what people are saying, I was skeptical. But after trying them on, I was ...
Nasty norovirus is back in full force with US cases of the stomach virus surging
Cases of a wretched stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States this winter, according to government data.
Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi kill 2 and injure 6 as severe weather system moves east
A strong storm system threatened to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, a day after severe weather ...
A plane crashes and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179
The Muan crash is one of the deadliest disasters in South Korea’s aviation history. The last time South Korea suffered a ...
Other countries have grocery nutrition scores. How would it work in the US?
The U.S. lacks a front-of-package ranking system for food. Food Compass was recently developed out of Tufts University to ...
Musk causes uproar for backing Germany’s far-right party ahead of key elections
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key ...
3 die off northern France coast in Channel crossing attempt
At least three migrants died early Sunday while attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain from northern France, authorities said. The deaths were confirmed after an early ...
Kansas once required voters to prove citizenship. That didn’t work out so well
Republicans made claims about illegal voting by noncitizens a centerpiece of their 2024 campaign messaging and plan to push ...
Azerbaijan’s president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia, albeit not intentionally
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally. Aliyev told Azerbaijani state ...
Netanyahu is getting his prostate removed as he faces crises on multiple fronts
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is having his prostate removed on Sunday, his office said, a procedure that comes ...
Kavelashvili is inaugurated as Georgia’s president, complicating its path toward EU
Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili was formally inaugurated as president of Georgia on Sunday, cementing the ruling party’s grip in what the opposition calls a ...