O.J. Simpson, whose murder trial riveted and divided the world, dies at 76
O.J. Simpson, whose rise and fall from American football hero to murder suspect to prison inmate fueled a public drama that obsessed the nation, has died.
Lao Gan Ma was in fridges long before Momofuku's chili crunch was in headlines
Criticism erupted against David Chang and his Momofuku brand after it cried foul against Asian-led chili oil companies over use of the term "chili crunch."
UK Considers Banning Smartphone Sales To Children Under 16
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Ministers are considering banning the sale of smartphones to children under the age of 16 after a number of polls have shown significant public support for such a curb. The government
Chechnya Is Banning Music That's Too Fast Or Slow
Rachel Treisman reports via NPR: Authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya are banning music they consider either too fast or too slow, effectively criminalizing many genres. The Chechen Ministry of Culture announced the ban on its website last week,
Sierra Space, Valued At $5.3 Billion, Eyes IPO To 'Accelerate the New Space Economy'
Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice told Yahoo Finance it plans to go public within the next 18 months at a valuation of $5.3 billion. Since being spun out of defense contractor Sierra Nevada Corporation in 2021, the company has "placed
Arrest warrant issued for Chiefs' Rashee Rice after Dallas crash
Police issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice, who faces eight charges related to a crash he was involved in last month in Dallas, authorities announced.
Former Cornell student pleads guilty to posting anti-Semitic threats
Former Cornell University student, Patrick Dai, pleaded guilty Wednesday to posting anti-Semitic threats on the Internet against the Ivy League school's Jewish community.
Margot Robbie's company to produce Monopoly film
A Monopoly movie has been in development for over a decade - but the Barbie star will now help produce it.
South Korean leader learns political cost of a spring onion
Yoon Suk Yeol's party failed to win a majority in Wednesday's parliamentary election.
South Korea's ruling party suffers crushing defeat
The vote is widely seen as a midterm referendum on President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has three years left in office.
Arizona pushes abortion to centre stage of 2024
Republicans have scrambled to respond to public condemnation of Arizona's court ruling this week.
What a lavish White House state dinner looks like from the inside – and what's on the menu
The White House hosted a lavish state dinner on Wednesday - pulling out the stops with six-foot floral centrepieces, an elaborate menu and Paul Simon on guitar.
South Korea PM 'offers to resign' after crushing defeat
South Korea's liberal opposition party has won by a landslide in parliamentary elections - with senior ruling party politicians reportedly offering to resign following the crushing
'I believe he is alive': Cruise passenger who went overboard a week ago is a master diver, father says
The father of a 20-year-old man who went overboard from a cruise ship in the Bahamas believes he is still alive - despite the coast guard calling off the search.