The coronavirus pandemic changed the way U.S. consumers use credit, as lower interest rates spurred a boom in home buying and refinancing and virus-related shutdowns led to a drop in credit card use and an increase in paying off debt, according to a report released on Wednesday by the...
“The Big One” — a massive, multi-car crash that’s all but guaranteed at Daytona International Speedway — in the Daytona 500 usually doesn’t occur too early on in the 200-lap, 500-mile race.
But on Lap 14, one small move triggered a huge wreck, and several cars were collected in it...
2020 was one of the two warmest years on record, tied only with 2016.
According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, in 2020, average temperatures globally were 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.25 degrees Celsius) warmer than preindustrial levels — the point at which scientists agree that human activity, and...
For the second time, Netflix’s fantasy series The Witcher has been shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this time as a result of multiple cases of the virus, according to Deadline. Those impacted, none of which are among the lead cast, have been isolated.
Meanwhile, the streamer is...
Graceland is making it easier for visitors to tour Elvis Presley’s mansion. According to a news release, fans and music lovers from around the world can visit Graceland virtually.
A two-hour guided tour gives a behind the rope look at the mansion, a tour of the Lisa Marie jet, and...
The Danish man sentenced to life in jail for the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall aboard his homemade submarine was surrounded by police on Tuesday after a failed prison escape bid, police said.
"Peter Madsen tried to escape," a Copenhagen police official told AFP.
Police confirmed on Twitter that Madsen...
Indian authorities launched a search operation Sunday after part of a mountain glacier broke, sending a massive flood of water and debris slamming into two dams and damaging a number of homes. At least nine people were killed and 140 were missing.
The flood was caused when a portion of...
"The right decision" is how Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey characterized banning President Trump from the social media platform. But he lamented that the move was divisive and sets a precedent that Dorsey said is dangerous to a "free and open global internet."
In his 13-tweet thread, Dorsey said the "offline...
The Australian prime minister on Monday dismissed as “speculative” reports that a Chinese company plans to build a new industrial island city near Australia’s porous sea border with Papua New Guinea.
Hong Kong-registered WYW Holding Ltd. plans to build a $30 billion city that includes a seaport and industrial area...
