Zelenskyy asks for Pope Leo XIV's help in bringing Ukrainian children home from Russia
Pope Leo XIV and Ukraine's President Zelenskyy spoke by phone recently, according to the Vatican.
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J.K. Rowling's new book, about a transphobe who faces wrath online, raises eyebrows
J.K. Rowling, who rose to fame as the author of the Harry Potter series, is known for writing about magical subjects and fantasy worlds. But her latest… -
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died at 91
MOSCOW (AP) — Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the… -
The U.K. approved omicron-specific booster shots. They're coming to the U.S. soon
The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve vaccine boosters designed to target the omicron variant of COVID-19, paving the way for Brits… -
A stranded whale is removed from the Seine River and will be moved to saltwater
PARIS — A beluga whale stranded for several days in the Seine River was successfully removed from the French waterway Wednesday in preparation for a… -
Why do so many bikes end up underwater? The reasons can be weird and varied
When you glance into a waterway, you probably expect aquatic life and the occasional piece of trash. But the reality in many urban metropolises is that… -
How the U.S. lost the Next Big Thing to China — again
When a group of engineers and researchers gathered in a warehouse in Mukilteo, Wash., 10 years ago, they knew they were onto something big. They scrounged… -
You could get paid to eat candy as a Canadian company's chief candy officer
Turns out you might be able to eat candy for a living — and make thousands in the process.Canada's Candy Funhouse is hiring a chief candy officer,… -
Who is Viktor Bout, the prisoner the U.S. may trade for Brittany Griner?
Where most people saw chaos, Viktor Bout saw opportunity.Bout, a 55-year-old Russian, was the world's most notorious arms dealer before a U.S. court…
