4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (125+ words) The Best in Show Championship event drew a group of pooches competing for the title of Top Dog 2026. During the race, one of his furry competitors appeared to try to stop Spud from winning, leading to the dramatic finish. Video…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (248+ words) Canada's retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion in American goods went into effect on Tuesday, a response to U.S. President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods that took effect in late August. The retaliatory tariffs from Canada include a duty…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (285+ words) Russia and North Korea opened the first road bridge across their shared border Monday, a development that both countries hailed as boosting their deepening ties. The bridge over the Tumen River is 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) long and has two lanes and…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (839+ words) Kelly Rand's teenage twin boys playing hockey in St. Paul, Minnesota, are going through growth spurts that force the family to buy new equipment what seems like all the time. The goaltender's $400 helmet in 2022 now runs $1,000. The chest protector they…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (343+ words) Pope Leo XIV returned Monday to a sanctuary where he prayed just after his election and revealed a permanent sign of his devotion to the place: a fresco depicting him praying that now adorns an upper cornice of the basilica....

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (404+ words) Officials in Hawaii urged residents and visitors to prepare for heavy rains, flooding and possibly mudslides as Hurricane Lowell, a major Category 3 storm, prompted the National Hurricane Center to issue a tropical storm warning for two islands on Sunday. The…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (609+ words) U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday in their first official visit to Ukraine as part of a renewed push for peace after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Their trip follows a meeting with Russian President…...

1+ week, 8+ min ago   (192+ words) Like death itself, this was no joke. A grave-digging contest in a Hungarian cemetery may sound like the opening line of a comedy sketch. It proved to be anything but, as 38 competitors grabbed picks and shovels on Saturday. The Hungarian…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (343+ words) Iran said Sunday it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, the latest salvo in a new flare-up of fighting between the two countries. Video above: US military hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying Navy warships…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (486+ words) A pregnant woman in a black dress stood at the head of her 21-year-old husband’s casket in Kyiv, mourning the man she met when they were both soldiers fighting Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Yeva Smyrnova and Danyil Smyrnov both…...