Record online discounts are coming this holiday season
Online shoppers will be offered record-setting discounts this holiday season as retailers attempt to entice inflation-weary consumers to buy, according to projections released Thursday by Adobe Analytics. And the company predicts the strategy will work, with online holiday sales climbing almost 5% above last year.
2023-10-05 17:20
House business is on ice without speaker
Lawmakers and aides arrived for work on Wednesday to find a House of Representatives stuck in freeze-frame, a giant blue screen declaring them "in recess" almost the entire day.
2023-10-05 17:19
Australia offers $17m payout to jailed Indonesian kids
Over 120 children - some as young as 12 - were detained and accused of people smuggling.
2023-10-05 16:24
'I'll do it!' Emma Stone wants to make a full length silent movie
Emma Stone would love to work on a feature length silent movie after her experience with 'Bleat'.
2023-10-05 15:27
'Our grief is still too fresh': Lahaina residents petition to delay reopening West Maui to tourists after devastating fires
Residents in Lahaina are petitioning Hawaii Gov. Josh Green to delay reopening West Maui to tourists this weekend, saying the community is still grieving and needs more time to heal after the devastating wildfires that left 97 dead.
2023-10-05 15:19
Powerball jackpot soars to an estimated $1.4 billion for Saturday's drawing
The Powerball jackpot soared to an estimated $1.4 billion for Saturday -- which would be the third largest jackpot in the game's history -- after Wednesday night's drawing turned up no grand prize winner.
2023-10-05 13:48
Eurostar introduces preventative measures amid Paris bedbug surge
Cleaning system on Paris-London route is "highly effective at eliminating bugs" says train operator.
2023-10-05 13:25
'Sushi terrorism' pranks prompt Japanese chain to turn to cartoon conveyor belts
A Japanese sushi chain targeted in a spate of pranks that has sparked concern over hygiene has devised a digital conveyor belt to serve food to customers.
2023-10-05 12:54
In secular Japan, what draws so many to temples and shrines? Stamp collecting and tradition
Momo Nomura, a graphic artist and entrepreneur, visits a shrine near her business meetings or trips almost weekly
2023-10-05 12:52
An atheist in northern Nigeria was arrested. Then the attacks against the others worsened
In parts of the world, religiously unaffiliated people are increasing in numbers, and can safely and publicly be an atheist or agnostic
2023-10-05 12:28
Nearly 80% of Italians say they are Catholic. But few regularly go to church
In Italy, centuries-old churches dot the landscape, sanctuaries and processions draw crowds, and nearly 80% of the population profess themselves Catholic
2023-10-05 12:26
In the pope’s homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church
In the pope’s homeland of Argentina, Catholics have been renouncing the faith and joining the growing ranks of the religiously unaffiliated
2023-10-05 12:24