People are driving from hours away to buy cookies at Lochel's Bakery outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. And orders for its red and blue cookies are coming in from as far away as the American state of Alaska. They come to buy the 10-centimeter rou...
Former president of the United States Jimmy Carter is turning 100 on October 1. The 39th president is celebrating the century mark at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he was born in 1924. He is currently in hospice care. Carter's small southern tow...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has brought a lawsuit against Visa. It is accusing the financial services company of using illegal methods to block competition in the debit card market. The lawsuit states the San Francisco-based company penalize...
The head brewmaster for Weihenstephan, the world's oldest brewery, has a secret. The secret is that he really likes to drink alcohol-free beer. Tobias Zollo is quick to say that he enjoys real beer more. Still, the expert brewer says he enjoys alcoho...
Reservoir in Poland Praised for Blocking major Flooding A reservoir in Poland built to prevent flooding is being praised for doing its job well after major floodwaters hit the area. The anti-flood reservoir, called the Lower Raciborz Reservoir, sits...
Violent crime decreased in the United States in 2023, a new report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation says. The FBI released its report Monday. The report shows violent crime dropped an estimated three percent in 2023 from the year before. Murd...
Cholera is spreading in Sudan as fighting between the military and a paramilitary group goes on past 17 months. Health officials said the disease has killed at least 388 people and sickened 13,000 in the past two months. The disease is spreading in a...
In her small kitchen, Idowu Bello looks over a gas cooker while stirring a pot of eba, the thick West African food made from cassava root. Kidney problems and chronic exhaustion forced the 56-year-old Nigerian woman to retire from teaching. Lack of m...
Britain's last coal-fired power station is set to close at the end of this month. The Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station sits in central Britain's East Midlands area. It has been producing electricity for nearly 60 years. The planned closure will end po...
When it comes to the business of moving elephants, Dr. Amir Khalil and his team might be the best. The work experience of this Egyptian animal doctor includes possibly the most famous elephant relocation ever. In 2020, Khalil's team saved Kaavan, an...
United States law bans noncitizens from voting in federal elections, such as elections for president, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. Like many states, Pennsylvania also bans noncitizens from voting in elections for state offices. A 199...
A law that recently passed in Turkey requires the country's four million stray dogs to be impounded, or put in animal shelters. The legislation aims to place all strays into city shelters by 2028. Supporters of the law, which passed in July, say it a...
A powerful ocean storm caused deadly floods and landslides in the northern part of Vietnam over the weekend. Typhoon Yagi is the strongest such storm to hit the country in years. In Phu Tho province, a bridge over the Red River collapsed Monday. Repo...
In the war-damaged streets of northern Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp, 15-year-old Youssef Saad rides his bicycle with his musical instrument strapped on his back. The instrument he carries is called an oud. The sound of the oud is common in much Middle...
Japan is a nation so hardworking that the Japanese language has a term for working oneself to death. Now, the government is trying to deal with a labor shortage. One solution is to get more people and companies to accept four-day workweeks. The Japan...
