Oxford picks "brain rot" as its word of the year
Oxford University Press said the phrase "brain rot" gained "new prominence in 2024," with its frequency of use increasing 230% from the year before.
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Oxford University Press said the phrase "brain rot" gained "new prominence in 2024," with its frequency of use increasing 230% from the year before.
Elton John says he's lost his eyesight and struggled to see his new musical, "The Devil Wears Prada" after a "severe" eye infection.
The drugs had a sale value of 760 million Australian dollars ($494 million), federal police said.
Edan Alexander grew up in New Jersey and was a soldier in the Israeli military when Hamas militants attacked on the morning of Oct. 7, 2023.
The Canadian prime minister earlier cautioned that imposing sweeping tariffs on Canadian products would only raise prices for Americans and hurt American businesses.
French President Emmanuel Macron has told workers who revived Paris' iconic, fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral, that they "achieved what was thought impossible."
Amalka, a female, slipped out of a carrier cage on November 19 during an unloading operation.
A full-blown trade war between the U.S. and Canada could lead to a recession in both countries, economist says.
Scientists now have a clearer picture of Camp Century, an abandoned U.S. military base long hidden under the ice in Greenland, thanks to a NASA research team's good luck.
As Israel and Hezbollah cease fire after a year, President Biden says Palestinians in war-torn Gaza also "deserve an end of the fighting and displacement."
Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung have been released from detention, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said.
A ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah appeared to be holding several hours after it began.
John Tinniswood, the world's oldest man, has died in northern England. He credited his longevity largely to "pure luck," but did offer advice about over-indulging - in anything.
The adoption ban would apply to at least 15 countries, most of them in Europe, and Australia, Argentina and Canada.
The strikes, which destroyed an eight-story building and left a crater in the ground, were the fourth in Beirut in less than a week.