Boxing champ Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford held at gunpoint by Omaha police during traffic stop
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police ordered champion boxer Terence “Bud” Crawford out of his vehicle at gunpoint…
UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves amid biodiversity challenges and climate change
An Indonesian archipelago that’s home to three-fourths of Earth’s coral species, a stretch of Icelandic coast with 70%…
Wall Street rises to its first gain in 4 days
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks climbed Friday and trimmed their losses for the week after a report…
Pride and excitement as Africa hosts road cycling world championships for the first time | National Sports
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — On a busy roadside in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, Ronald Yiga bent over his racing…
What to know about endangered gorillas and tourist tours tracking them
BWINDI, Uganda (AP) — Sept. 24 is observed as World Gorilla Day. It was launched in 2017 to…
Tourism is helping Uganda’s endangered mountain gorillas make a comeback
BWINDI, Uganda (AP) — News of a sick or injured mountain gorilla can worry local residents in this…
Build-A-Bear keeps racking up market gains, despite tariffs, teetering mall traffic
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Tariffs and years of teetering mall traffic have roiled much of…
Robot umpires approved for MLB in 2026 as part of challenge system
NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League…
George Takei to lead Banned Books Week, urging the fight against censorship
NEW YORK — Actor-activist George Takei’s next project is on behalf of a longtime passion — the right…
On World Rhino Day, South Africa marks progress but still loses a rhino daily to poachers
DINOKENG GAME RESERVE, South Africa (AP) — The Dinokeng Game Reserve in South Africa has a thriving rhino…
Pakistani dating show sparks anger ahead of its debut on YouTube
ISLAMABAD — A dating show modeled on “Love Island” that features Pakistani contestants has sparked anger in the…
NUS ramps up high-performance computing capability to propel research
The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is transforming research across disciplines—enabling faster data analysis, deeper insights,…