Three Iranian women's soccer players have chosen to return to their home country after initially seeking refuge in Australia. This decision comes after Australia granted humanitarian visas to seven players from the team, who expressed fears of facing persecution back in Iran. The players' concerns s
A driver burst into the Temple of Israel in Michigan and fired on its occupants, leaving a former police officer badly hurt. The guard who was hit by the vehicle is Danny Phillips, a lieutenant who had spent 28 years with the Bloomfield Hills Police Department before moving to the synagogue last Jun
The NCAA tournament bubble is tightening after the latest conference championships. Teams still fighting for a spot are making headlines, and analysts are sharpening their guesses of who will finish in the final 68. College basketball uses the NET ranking system to assess every team’s performance.
The war in the Middle East made oil prices jump past $100 a barrel for the first time in almost four years. That sharp rise showed how much the world depends on one narrow waterway. The Strait of Hormuz is the only route out of the Persian Gulf that lets huge amounts of oil and gas reach global mark
The day started like any other in a Berlin mall, but suddenly a wild boar appeared inside the home décor shop. At about nine in the morning, the animal slipped through sliding glass doors and began rummaging around. Staff quickly left the store to stay safe. Police arrived soon after. Officers
Even when the stock market takes a hit, some companies keep climbing. One of those is Circle, which makes the popular stablecoin USDC. Its shares have more than doubled since February, and analysts expect them to rise further as stablecoins become a common part of everyday payments. Circle’s growth
In the glitzy world of movie awards, a quiet figure moves among the stars every year. At the Oscars this Sunday, he will mingle with A‑list actors, exchanging quick greetings before turning to his real job: directing a powerful camera that turns ordinary moments into cinematic highlights. The man b
A student from Greater Latrobe, Autumn Blozowich, took the SAT three times but chose not to send any scores when she applied to Pitt, Kent State and Penn State. She felt the essays better showed who she was than the numbers on a test, and the plan worked—she got in to all three schools. In Wester
Steve “Woz” Wozniak, the well‑known co‑founder of Apple, once joined a venture called Efforce that promised to change how people invest in energy‑saving projects. The idea was simple: register a project, sell tokens to the public, and give holders energy credits that would pay off as efficiency impr
EvoCash has rolled out a platform that lets people swap digital coins for real money without waiting for days. The service is now officially a Money Services Business in the United States, giving it legal footing to move money around the globe. Its goal is to make stablecoins—cryptocurrencies
