Taylor Swift is TIME's 2023 Person of the Year
"This is the proudest and happiest I've ever felt," Taylor Swift told TIME after being named the magazine's Person of the Year for 2023.
Rare ancient gold coin found in Norway — over 1,600 miles from its origin
The gold coin was likely minted in the Byzantine Empire at some point between 977 and 1025 C.E., officials said. How and why it traveled to Norway remains up for debate.
Escaped kangaroo punches officer in face before being captured
The kangaroo was on the run for four days before officers found and captured her on Monday near Toronto.
Divers map 2-mile trail of relics and treasure from legendary shipwreck
The company with sole rights to explore the centuries-old wreck of the Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas, a Spanish treasure ship that sunk off the Bahamas, has carefully identified and mapped a huge trail of long-lost artifacts.
U.S. Navy removes spy plane from Hawaii reef 2 weeks after it crashed
The large aircraft became stuck in Kaneohe Bay on the Hawaiian island of Oahu after it overshot a runway at Marine Corps Base Hawaii and landed in the water.
U.S. warship, commercial ships face attacks in Red Sea, officials say
U.S. officials said drones and missiles were fired at 3 commercial vessels in the Red Sea on Sunday.
Hamas frees more Israeli hostages as cease-fire holds for 7th day
Six more hostages were released late Thursday, following two released earlier in the day, Israel said, as a short-term truce deal between Israel and Hamas neared its one-week mark.
Mothers of Palestinian students shot give update on their conditions
The mothers of Kinnan Abdalhamid and Hisham Awartani, two of the three Palestinian college students shot in Burlington, shared updates about their sons' conditions.
5th group of hostages released after Israel, Hamas extend cease-fire
Twelve more hostages who were held in Gaza were released on Tuesday, according to the Red Cross and the IDF, as a temporary cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas continued into a fifth day.
"Geological hazards" lurking below Yellowstone National Park, data show
New imaging technology has allowed geologists to see the bare earth, and its potential red flags, around Yellowstone like never before.
More hostages freed as Israel, Hamas agree to extend cease-fire by 2 days
Hamas released 11 hostages on Monday, officials said, a few hours after Qatar announced a deal to extend a short-term cease-fire in the Gaza Strip for two more days.
Abigail Mor Edan, 4-year-old Hamas hostage, is free. Here's what to know.
Abigail turned 4 last week while in captivity in Gaza. She was among 17 hostages released by Hamas and returned to Israel on Sunday.
High school baseball player in coma after batting cage accident
High school senior Jeremy Medina was accidentally struck in the head with a baseball bat at the batting cage on his school's campus, officials said.
Jimmy Carter's last moments with Rosalynn Carter, his wife of 77 years
New details have emerged about Rosalynn Carter's final days before her death Sunday at age 96.
3,000 ancient coins, gems unearthed at Italy's "Pompeii of the north"
Italian culture officials have described the ancient Roman city of Claterna as a "Pompeii of the north" amid ongoing excavation efforts.