Oct. 24 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1901, daredevil Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. In 1929, $5 billion in market values were swept away in the ...

Austria has deported a convicted criminal to Afghanistan for the first time since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, with Vienna warning more deportations are planned. Chancellor Christian Stocker ...

Vienna has deported a convicted Afghan criminal to Kabul, the first such deportation from Austria since the Taliban returned to power in the war-ravaged country in 2021. Austria’s Chancellor Christian ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — A panel of Vatican experts said Pope Leo XIV is working to unite a polarized church, elevating migrants and contemplating AI. NEW YORK (RNS) — Almost six months into his papacy, Pope ...

I played a small slice of Halo: Campaign Evolved ahead of its official reveal, and can confirm that this upcoming remake of the first game’s legendary single player offering is absolutely beautiful.

Mayor John Horhn declared "Jackson is rising" during his first State of the City Address, highlighting his first 100 days in office. Horhn emphasized the need for teamwork between residents, city ...

Davies is the first person to be convicted for encouraging serious self-harm to a child under the Online Safety Act 2023 A man who encouraged a schoolgirl he groomed and sexually abused to cut herself ...

A man who encouraged a schoolgirl he groomed and sexually abused to cut herself has become the first person to be jailed for encouraging self-harm under the Online Safety Act. Karl Davies, 42, a ...

It’s been a long, surreal and winding road to the Irish presidential election, due to take place tomorrow. It’s had less of the pizazz and drama of the US election, but we did have some ridiculous ...

Elon Musk was recently dethroned as the richest person in the world this year by Larry Ellison — but only for a few hours. Here's what to know about the net worth of the richest people in the world, ...

A married dad-of-two has become the first person in the UK jailed for encouraging a child to self-harm under the new Online Safety Act. Karl Davies, a 43-year-old quantity surveyor from the Wirral, ...

On October 15, American ski mountaineer Jim Morrison stood atop Mount Everest. The 50-year-old wasn’t just on the highest point on Earth to enjoy the view; he was there to say a final goodbye, and to ...