Disabled Americans rely on rideshare apps but say they still face discrimination
Disabled people who use rideshare apps Lyft and Uber say their experience is not a seamless task of pressing a few buttons and being whisked to their destination minutes later. Instead, people who ...
A Norwegian student has been arrested on charges of spying on the US for Russia
A Norwegian student in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia and Iran while working as a guard at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, authorities in Norway have said.
How a slapstick movie idea about beavers went from the bar to one of 2024’s biggest indie hits
The microbudget movie “Hundreds of Beavers” has turned into lo-fi legend. Mike Cheslik’s film, made for just $150,000 and self-distributed in theaters, has managed to gnaw ...
Cases of ‘walking pneumonia’ are rising across the US: Here’s where it’s worst
In October, the CDC wrote that since late spring, the number of infections caused by walking pneumonia has been increasing, ...
What do hundreds of beavers have to do with the future of movies?
Hard as it may be to believe, changing the future of cinema was not on Mike Cheslik’s mind when he was making “Hundreds of Beavers.” Cheslik was in the Northwoods of Wisconsin with ...
ExxonMobil could partner up with Eni and Total to jointly develop natural gas deposits off Cyprus
ExxonMobil could partner up with a consortium composed of Eni of Italy and Total of France to jointly develop gas deposits they’ve discovered close to each other off ...
Northern California gets record rain and heavy snow. Many have been in the dark for days in Seattle
A major storm continued to drop heavy snow and record rain Friday as it moved through Northern California, closing roads and prompting evacuations in some areas, after ...
Lawsuit against UK security agency by survivors of Ariana Grande concert bombing is rejected
A legal claim by more than 300 survivors of a bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester against Britain’s domestic intelligence agency was rejected ...
Beyond evangelicals, Trump and his allies courted smaller faith groups, from the Amish to Chabad
A social-media tribute to Coptic Christians. A billboard in Amish country. A visit to a revered Jewish gravesite. While Donald Trump’s lock on the white evangelical vote is legendary, he and ...
Middle East latest: UN reports heavy clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah in south Lebanon
Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hezbollah fighters on Friday in different areas in south Lebanon, including a coastal town that is home to the headquarters of U.N. peacekeepers. A ...
A Cool and Breezy Start to Friday
A cold front moving in Friday morning and reinforcing the cool temperatures heading toward the weekend. Temperatures for Friday climb to the low 60s with breezy NW winds that will be dying off later ...
German ex-leader Merkel says she felt sorrow at Trump’s comeback and recalls awkward non-handshake
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she felt “sorrow” at Donald Trump’s return to power and recalls that every meeting with him was “a competition: you or me.” In an ...