The fraud trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried began Wednesday with a prosecutor telling jurors that the former businessman was on top of the world a year ago, hobnobbing with celebrities, before his historic fraud was exposed, leaving customers and investors without at least $10 billion US they thought was secure. read more
Sniffer dogs will help inspect French trains and the Paris Metro for bedbugs after dozens of reports of infestations, the country's transport minister said Wednesday, adding that so far not a single bedbug had been found. read more
The United States Congress will be headless until further notice, having decapitated its own leadership Tuesday in an unprecedented event in U.S. history. Kevin McCarthy's removal as House Speaker is the culmination of years of toxic partisanship and opens a period of uncertainty, with wide-ranging potential implications. Including for Ukraine. read more
Pope Francis challenged world leaders on Wednesday to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it's too late, warning that God's increasingly warming creation is fast reaching a "point of no return." read more
The Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to three U.S.-based scientists for the "discovery and synthesis of quantum dots." Sweden's public broadcaster SVT said they received a press release with the names of the winners hours before the official announcement. read more
Lexi Thompson, an 11-time LGPA Tour winner, is set to become the seventh woman to compete in a PGA Tour event when she faces 131 men for a $8.4 million US purse at TPC Summerlin on Oct. 12 in Las Vegas. read more
Wales, one of four countries that make up the United Kingdom, has become the first to drop the speed limit from 30 mph to 20 mph, or roughly 32 km/h, in most built-up areas to improve safety — leading to an intense backlash from critics, who say traffic is moving at a snail's pace. read more
A court in Moscow on Wednesday handed Marina Ovsyannikova, a former state TV journalist, a 8½-year prison term in absentia for protesting Russia's war in Ukraine. read more
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's civil fraud trial on Tuesday imposed a gag order — promising sanctions for any violations — on the former U.S. president and others in the case after Trump took to social media to lash out at the judge's top law clerk. read more
A bus crashed near the Italian city of Venice after falling from an elevated street, killing at least 21 people, including two children, and injuring several others Tuesday, authorities said. read more
The people of Reading, Penn., are finally bidding farewell to a beloved mummy who's been on display at a local funeral home for more than a century. read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government is "not looking to escalate" a diplomatic row with New Delhi, but declined to say whether Canada would match India's decision to ask for the removal 41 Canadian diplomats. read more
Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial got under way with jury selection on Tuesday, nearly a year after his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange's collapse shocked markets and tattered his reputation. read more
Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize in physics for giving us the first split-second glimpse into the superfast world of spinning electrons, a field that could one day lead to better electronics or disease diagnoses. read more
A nine-year-old girl who vanished during a family camping trip in upstate New York was "safe and in good health," Gov. Kathy Hochul said late Monday, with a 47-year-old man expected to face charges. read more
Scientists' reverse-engineering of ancient buildings has revealed some impressive properties, like the ability to get stronger over time and 'heal' cracks when they form. read more
FIFA moved to block potential witness tampering by Luis Rubiales when its disciplinary committee suspended the now-ousted Spanish soccer president, the sport'S governing body said in a written verdict explaining the decision. read more
The carcasses of 120 river dolphins have been found floating in a tributary of the Amazon River over the last week in circumstances that experts suspect were caused by severe drought and heat. read more
Late-night talk shows began their return to the air after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers' strike, while actors completed the first day of talks that could end their own long work walk-off. read more
The Kansas City Chiefs win over the New York Jets on Sunday was the most watched Sunday show since the Super Bowl in February, attracting an average of 27 million TV viewers, including millions of teenage girls who tuned into the game attended by pop star Taylor Swift. read more
Australian couple Marty and Jess Ansen have already spent nearly the last 500 days living on cruise ships as part of their 795-day voyage. read more
If passed into law, the smoking age would rise by one year every year, potentially phasing out smoking among young people by 2040. read more
In a first-of-its-kind report, the U.S. State Department last week laid out Beijing’s tactics and techniques for molding public opinion. read more
Three scientists based in the U.S. won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots - whose applications include electronics and medical imaging. read more
Italian authorities on Wednesday were investigating what caused a horrific bus crash near Venice a day earlier, in which 21 people died including several children. read more
The moves come one day before senior administration officials are set to visit Mexico for meetings expected to involve discussion of the drug threat. read more
Videos of bed bugs crawling over seats in the Paris metro and on high-speed trains have gone viral on social media. read more
The United Nations Security Council approved a multinational force Monday to help combat violent gangs in Haiti, which Kenya has offered to lead. read more
The Canadian citizen who was shot dead in June was 45-year-old Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh leader who advocated for the Khalistan movement. read more
While Ukraine was able to win back territory last year from Russia in attacks which humiliated the Russian armed forces, this year has been different. read more