Lecturers and other staff at some 40 U.K. universities staged a new round of strike action on Monday in a long-running dispute over pay and work conditions, disrupting college students as many turned up at campus for "freshers' week," or their first week at un... More »
A law enforcement officer was heard saying, "Hey, Greg," while escorting a captured fugitive who had been on the run using a dead man's ID for 32 years.Greg Lawson, 63, was convicted in 1991 for nearly killing Seth Garlington during a fierce "gun battle" in Ri... More »
Egypt will hold a presidential election over three days in December, officials announced Monday, with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi highly likely to remain in power until 2030.Waleed Hamza, the chairman of the National Election Authority, said the vote will ... More »
San Francisco’s national reputation has plunged since the pandemic began, and many residents say they are frustrated by how their beloved city is being viewed.Soon after Karan Mathur arrived in Brooklyn for a new job last year, New Yorkers couldn’t wait to con... More »
While the average lifespan of North America's largest and most rare tortoise species is unknown, biologists have said it could span upward of a century.So saving the endangered species is a long game — one that got another nudge forward Friday as U.S. wildlife... More »
/ Amazon’s next Prime Day event is just around the corner. Here’s how non-Prime members can save elsewhere. Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeNothing is more frustrating than buying a new pair of headphones, an OLED TV, or a backpack just to find out tha... More »
Taylor Swift showing up for Travis Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs game on Sunday shocked and thrilled the world, but some people may also be confused how this budding romance began. Rumors about the two potentially dating have been circling the internet since the ... More »
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants to trade in her Tesla because it isn't union-made. Jeff Bachner/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images, Tesla ... More »
It is just four months since Wales lost 264 caps’ worth of Test experience in a single day and yet, somehow, they have overcome that disastrous preparation to become the first team to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup.Warren Gatland’s magic touch seeme... More »
Sep 25, 2023, 01:45 PM ETDenver Broncos coach Sean Payton said he watched the film of the 70-20 loss at Miami and it was worse than he remembered."It's a tough film to watch," Payton said Monday, adding that he considered not showing the team the replay. "We'd... More »
The Salt Lake City Police Department said it evacuated a bookstore and closed off its surrounding roads Sunday after a bomb threat.Police “received information about a suspicious circumstance at The King’s English Bookstore,” which was treated as a bomb threat... More »
Miley Cyrus' new beauty makeover came in like a wrecking ball.The pop star channeled Hannah Montana, looking unrecognizable with her latest hair change. Only instead of going incognito with a blonde wig, she recently returned to her natural brunette roots. On ... More »