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The U.S. says it is pulling out of Syria. Who are the big winners and losers?
On Wednesday morning, word began to leak that the Trump administration had decided to pull all U.S. troops out of Syria. A defense official told The Washington Post the decision...
Organizers try to keep overweight people from joining a Dutch military parade
It is meant to be a somber event, an opportunity to celebrate incredible bravery in the face of evil.
Russian bots are tweeting their support of embattled Fox News host Laura Ingraham
Embattled Fox News host Laura Ingraham has found some unlikely allies: Russian bots.
Women poorer and hungrier than men across the world, U.N. report says
Women are poorer, more hungry and more discriminated against than men, according to a new report from the United Nations. The report, called "Turning Promises Into Action: Gender Equality in...
Norwegian Olympic team tries to order 1,500 eggs, ends up with 15,000 instead
Surely, keeping your country's Olympic athletes - with their famously voracious appetites - well fed throughout the Games is no easy feat.
It’s so hot in Australia that bats’ brains are frying
It has been a weird few weeks of weather. In North America, Canadians and Floridians alike shivered through freezing temperatures, bomb cyclones and a polar vortex. (It got so cold...
The world’s 500 wealthiest people got $1 trillion richer in 2017
The world's richest people got a whopping $1 trillion richer, according to a new report from Bloomberg News. That's about four times the gains they made last year.
Why Muslim extremists attacked this mosque in Egypt
On Friday, at least 305 Egyptians were killed by terrorists who detonated a bomb in a crowded mosque, then sprayed frantic worshippers with gunfire as they fled. It was deadliest...
Two centuries before equality for women in the workplace? Why it’s actually getting worse.
Since 2006, the World Economic Forum has tried to figure out whether the world is becoming more or less equal for women. This year, for the first time, it says...
Cover of France’s Charlie Hebdo suggests Hurricane Harvey victims are neo-Nazis
The French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo relishes controversy, often seeming to invite offense with its provocative cover art.