At least three people have died and 11 have been injured in a gas explosion that ripped the facade off a building in central Madrid on Wednesday, according to the city's mayor, José Luis Martínez-Almeida. The building is flanked by a school and a nursing home. There were no injuries...
TV reporter Justin Hinton doesn’t need to save face, even if his weather report did go a little awry. Last week, Hinton, a reporter for WLOS Channel 13, wasn’t doing anything viewers haven’t seen before, standing outside in the snow while providing weather updates on Facebook Live. It turned out...
Transgender activist Sarah McBride made history Tuesday. She won her Delaware state Senate race—as expected in a strongly Democratic district—making her the nation’s first openly transgender state senator. “I hope tonight shows an LGBTQ kid that our democracy is big enough for them, too,” McBride tweeted on Tuesday night. This...
The most reliable predictor of a relationship's success is partners' belief that the other person is fully committed, a Western University-led international research team has found. Other important factors in a successful relationship include feeling close to, appreciated by, and sexually satisfied with your partner, says the study—the first-ever systematic...
The man behind McAfee anti-virus software has lived a riotous life that has seen him accused of murder and now arrested for tax evasion. He’s an extraordinary character, as I found out when I lived alongside him in Belize. As the law finally caught up with anti-virus software pioneer John...
At least eight migrants have died and 86 have been rescued from a smugglers' boat after it starting sinking in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, the Italian coast guard said. A search is ongoing to find any possible survivors. Italy's coastguard said an aircraft on patrol for a European anti-smuggling...
Indian-American Rahul Dubey emerged as an overnight hero in the US after he sheltered nearly 70 protesters in his house in Washington D.C. Monday night. The US has witnessed violent protests in the past week, after the death of 46-year-old George Floyd in Minneapolis. The African-American man died after a...
Swiss authorities have voiced their concern about two sing-along yodeling concerts attended by 600 fans of the traditional singing that are now known to have been superspreader COVID-19 events that have turned a small Swiss canton into a hot spot as a second wave of the pandemic sweeps Europe. People...
Diego Maradona has died aged 60 in Argentina with the football world in mourning as tributes pour in following the passing of one of the greatest players in history. Tributes are pouring in from around the world of football after the tragic death of Diego Maradona. The Argentina icon, best known...
Americans went to the polls on Tuesday for national and local elections. The election for president was still undecided early Wednesday morning, with vote counting continuing throughout the country. In the United States, the president is not elected by popular vote; rather voters in each state choose a number of...