Columbia University exec’s New York apartment building vandalized with red paint and crickets
The Brooklyn, New York, apartment building of Columbia University’s chief operating officer was vandalized with red paint and crickets, police said. The New York City Police Department is searching for five people in connection with Thursday’s incident. A spokesperson said Saturday that no arrests had been made and the investigation remains More...
More than 90 killed by Israeli strike on a school where thousands were sheltering, officials say
An airstrike by the Israel Defense Forces on a school-turned-shelter killed more than 93 people and injured dozens more on Saturday morning, according to Gaza’s civil defense, in one of the deadliest attacks More...
Why you can’t mention Taiwan at the Olympics
PARIS — The table tennis arena was a churning sea of color, with spectators waving the Chinese five stars and the French tricolor. But despite its athletes competing on the floor, one competitor’s flag More...
Beyond the Olympics, a walk through the gardens that inspired Claude Monet
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Victor Montalvo is the gold-medal favorite in breaking 02:15 Now Playing Beyond the Olympics, a walk More...
Why Japan issued its first ‘megaquake advisory,’ and what that means
The Summary Japan’s meteorological agency on Thursday issued its first-ever “megaquake advisory.” The warning followed a 7.1-magnitude earthquake off the country’s southern coast. That raises the More...
Algerian Imane Khelif wins boxing gold medal after her gender was questioned
PARIS — Algerian Imane Khelif won welterweight gold on Friday, dispatching China’s Yang Liu and overcoming more than a week of opponents wrongly questioning her gender. Khelif won in a unanimous decision More...
Travis Scott arrested in Paris after allegedly assaulting a hotel security guard
PARIS — Rapper Travis Scott has been arrested following an alleged fight involving a security guard and his own bodyguard at a luxury hotel in central Paris, French authorities said on Friday. “I can More...
Crocodile expert is jailed for sexually abusing dozens of dogs
Warning: This article contains graphic details. A British crocodile expert was sentenced Thursday to more than 10 years in prison in Australia after admitting to sexually abusing, torturing and killing dozens More...
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is sworn in as interim leader of Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge of Bangladesh’s caretaker government on Thursday, hoping to help heal the country that was convulsed by weeks of violence, forcing More...
Suspect in Taylor Swift Vienna concert plot confessed to planning suicide attack, officials say
MAINZ, Germany — The prime suspect in a plot to attack Taylor Swift’s upcoming Eras Tour shows in Vienna confessed that he had planned to kill himself and a large number of other people with knives and explosive More...
