NBC Sports enters Madden video game universe with alternate broadcast on Peacock Posted January 25, 2025 NBC Sports made its first foray into doing a National Football League (NFL) alternate broadcast on December 21 when it put the matchup between the Houston Texans …
Some elite US universities favor wealthy students in admissions decisions, lawsuit alleges Posted January 24, 2025 Children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities, according to new filings in a class-action lawsuit originally brought a…
Butter becomes a luxury for some Europeans as price shoots up Posted January 23, 2025 Pastry chef Arnaud Delmontel rolls out dough for croissants and pain au chocolat that later emerge golden and fragrant from the oven in his Paris patisser…
Immersive light installation transforms 17th-century church in Amsterdam Posted January 22, 2025 A spectacular light show inspired by the creation of the world has opened in Amsterdam. The display takes place inside the 17th-century church Oosterkerk. All are projected in …
Turning dusty attic treasures into cash can yield millions for some and disappointment for others Posted January 21, 2025 Kaja Veilleux has been hunting New England attic treasures for more than 50 years. He once found a copy of the Declaration of Independence sitting on a pile of trash, and he made …
Japan’s largest bank apologizes over theft of millions of dollars from safe deposit boxes Posted January 20, 2025 Japan’s biggest bank apologized for the alleged theft by an employee of more than 1 billion yen ($6.6 million) from customers' safe deposit boxes. The bank, formally known as M…
A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish Posted January 19, 2025 The largest seafood distributor on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and two of its managers have been sentenced on federal charges of mislabeling inexpensive imported seafood as local p…
Mysterious googly eyes go viral after appearing on public art in Oregon Posted January 18, 2025 Googly eyes have been appearing on sculptures around the central Oregon city of Bend, delighting many residents and sparking a viral sensation covered widely by n…
Plastic waste pays school fees in impoverished Lagos community Posted January 17, 2025 For Nigeria’s poorest communities, finding the money for school fees can sometimes seem like an impossible task. But some parents are collecting plastic waste to pay for their chi…
Sophia, a famous robot and global icon of AI, wins hearts at Zimbabwe’s innovation fair Posted January 16, 2025 From answering questions from cabinet ministers, academics and students on climate change, substance abuse and the law to children's inquiries about her "birth" and links to God, …