Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni has been cleared of aggravated fraud charges in the Pandorogate trial.
Meals and snacks with “GLP-1 Friendly” labels on the packaging are becoming more common as a growing number of Americans try obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound to lose weight.
It’s that time of year again, when lots of U.S. residents are blasting the heat in their homes and still freezing cold.
Spanish prosecutors are studying allegations that Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias sexually assaulted two former employees at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.
Malaysian authorities have announced legal action against Elon Musk's social media platform X and its AI unit xAI.
Apple will lean on Google to help finish its bungled attempts to smarten up its virtual assistant Siri and bring other artificial intelligence features to the iPhone as the trendsetting company plays catch up in technology’s latest craze.
Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok as concerns grow over its misuse in generating explicit images.
An autistic Barbie is joining Mattel's line of fashion dolls that's intended to celebrate diversity.
Ariana Grande said goodbye to her “Wicked” character Glinda’s staple color pink and went dark in a black ball gown at the Golden Globes on Sunday.
Google is expanding the shopping features in its AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big retailers to turn the Gemini app into a virtual merchant as well as an assistant.
A group of Buddhist monks is getting viral attention with their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C. The monks say their aim is to promote mindfulness and healing and finding inner peace.
Medical experts say strength training keeps bones and muscles healthy after menopause when estrogen loss speeds up a reduction in bone density and contributes to the gradual loss of muscle mass.
A$AP Rocky's first full-length album in eight years, “Don’t Be Dumb,” and Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reuniting in Netflix’s “The Rip” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Artificial intelligence took center stage at this year's CES gadget show, but not always for the right reasons.
More artificial intelligence is being implanted into Gmail as Google tries to turn the world’s most used email service into a personal assistant that can improve writing, summarize far-flung information buried in inboxes and deliver daily to-do lists.
As a shooting unfolded at Brown University on Dec. 13, students turned to the anonymous app Sidechat to document fear, confusion and grief in real time — often before receiving official alerts.
Everyone is talking about affordability in 2026, so the experts at Edmunds have assembled a list of five cars and SUVs that rank highly in their respective vehicle classes.
A golden phone that President Donald Trump’s family business promised to release last year remains mysteriously under wraps as the technology industry serves up a gluttony of new gadgets in Las Vegas this week.
Nvidia, AMD and Intel all had important chip and AI platform announcements on the first day of CES 2026, but all audiences wanted to see more of was Star Wars and Jensen Huang’s little robot buddies.
With the start of the New Year squarely behind us, it’s once again time for the annual CES trade show to shine a spotlight on the latest tech companies plan on offering in 2026.
Missi Dowd-Figueroa has brought life back to her fire-ravaged plot in Altadena by planting sunflowers.
The U.S. military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has disrupted Caribbean travel.
Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is making history not only as the city's first mayor to take the oath of office on a Quran but also as the first Muslim, South Asian, and African-born mayor.
Betty Boop and “Blondie” are among the highlights of titles entering the public domain with the arrival of 2026.
The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission wants to turn America’s 250th birthday celebration into the country’s single biggest year for volunteering.
The old and nuanced art of Peking opera is working hard to flourish in an era of digital entertainment and incessant screens.
Local authorities in France say Brigitte Bardot’s funeral is set for next week in the French Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez which she helped make famous.
Hawaii authorities are cracking down on illegal fireworks after a tragic explosion last New Year's Eve killed six people.
Many retirement developments serve as a tranquil refuge for older people who can no longer travel to faraway places or engage in bold adventures.
The end of the year brings fewer new streaming options, but it's a great time to catch up on 2025's best movies, TV, music, and games.
A group of volunteer pilots and animal lovers, known as Seuk’s Army, has been conducting weekly airlifts to rescue pets from overwhelmed Southern shelters.
A new night-time holiday display in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park is delighting visitors with music, colors and over a million twinkling lights.
From department stores to grocers, many companies across the U.S. close early on Christmas Eve and shut their doors entirely on Christmas Day — while others opt to cut back hours.
Prince William and his son, Prince George, have helped make Christmas lunch at a homeless shelter.
Originally a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, Christmas has evolved into a global cultural event.
For the 70th year in a row, people of all ages will be able to get updates on Santa's journey around the world from the North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado.
Jennifer Lawrence playing a new mother whose behavior becomes increasingly erratic in “Die My Love” and three more “Stranger Things” episodes are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Jamaica has held a tribute to honor reggae giant Jimmy Cliff, with officials asking that people celebrate him and not turn the ceremony into a sad event.
A new AP-NORC poll finds that most U.S. adults are on board with giving cash or gift cards as holiday presents.
When a measles outbreak hit West Texas this year, school absences surged far beyond the number of children who likely became sick.
A trade association says new U.S. tariffs increased artificial Christmas tree prices by 10% to 15% this year as tree companies reduced their orders and raised prices to cover the higher import taxes.
Connecticut is working to become a destination for holiday movie fans, promoting its charming towns featured in films by Hallmark and Lifetime.
The warm scents of gingerbread and pine are holiday favorites, but experts warn they can affect indoor air quality.
Marlon Wayans starring in the Jordan Peele-produced football thriller “Him” and the iHeartRadio Z100’s Jingle Ball 2025 featuring Conan Gray, Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll and Olivia Dean are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Eastern Orthodoxy in the U.S. is experiencing a surge in converts, partly due to online content.
Australian accident investigators have released dramatic images showing a skydiver's parachute entangled on an airplane's tail, leaving him dangling at 15,000 feet.
The U.N.'s cultural agency has listed Switzerland’s long-celebrated yodeling among 67 traditions honored its list of intangible cultural heritage.
