‘Zootopia 2’ reclaims No. 1 spot at box office, grosses $1B worldwide
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — “Zootopia 2” regained the No. 1 spot at the domestic box…
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: a ‘true German artist’ who found peace in Switzerland
The four-meter-long painting Sonntag der Bergbauern [Sunday of the Mountain Farmers, 1923-24/26] had to be removed by a…
Myanmar military claims armed opposition groups used hospital hit by airstrike as base
Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged there was an airstrike on a general hospital in western Rakhine state, which…
Before megalodon, researchers say a monstrous shark ruled ancient Australian seas
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — In the age of dinosaurs — before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon…
Jury says Johnson & Johnson owes $40M to 2 cancer patients who used talcum powders
A Los Angeles jury awarded $40 million on Friday to two women who claimed that talcum powder made…
Geminid meteor shower to light up Swiss skies as it reaches its peak
A shower of shooting stars reaches its peak during the night Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the…
Conservationists connect with chimps in a Ugandan rainforest as they seek a sense of communion
KIBALE NATIONAL PARK, Uganda — The man tracking chimpanzee movements in a rainforest is required to follow the…
Whangārei child sex abuser George Ace sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment
Thirty-seven of the charges related to sexual offending against a boy under 12, while the remaining were associated…
Companies offer $279 million for Gulf of Mexico drilling rights in first of 30 planned oil sales
WASHINGTON — Oil companies offered $279 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in…
British zoologist and Save the Elephants founder Iain Douglas-Hamilton dies at 83
NAIROBI, Kenya — British-born zoologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton has died at age 83, his Save the Elephants group said…
Scientists document largest trove of dinosaur footprints in central Bolivia
TORO TORO, Bolivia — Legend once had it that the huge, three-toed footprints scattered across the central highlands…
Asian shares are mixed ahead of interest rate decision by the Fed
BANGKOK — Shares were mixed in Europe and Asia as investors were treading cautiously Monday ahead of an…