Meta takes down thousands of Instagram and Facebook accounts linked to sextortion
The social media owner announced it has taken down thousands of accounts in Nigeria that were linked to financial sexual extortion scams.
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With the U.S. bird flu outbreak uncontained, scientists see growing risks
A recent crop of human cases at a chicken farm highlight the risks of the ongoing outbreak. Here's what scientists fear could happen next in the evolution of the virus.
A breaching whale capsized a boat, tossing 2 people overboard off New Hampshire coast
The Coast Guard said the two boaters were uninjured and their boat salvaged. They said the whale appeared to be uninjured.
Tennis star Coco Gauff will carry the U.S. flag at the Olympic opening ceremony
Gauff, 20, is the first tennis player to serve as a U.S. flag bearer at an Olympic Games. At Friday's opening ceremony, she will carry the flag alongside basketball great LeBron James.
Relatives of Israeli hostages want cease-fire deal from Netanyahu speech
Families of hostages still being held in Gaza are hopeful Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will announce a cease-fire deal that would bring the hostages home during his address to Congress Wednesday.
The Olympic president warns of perilous future for global sport as Paris Games begin
IOC President Thomas Bach says Paris is ready to go for the 2024 Summer Olympics. But in speeches this week ahead of the Games, he warned that rising global tensions threaten the Olympic movement.
'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu says creativity isn't magic — it's hard work
Chu takes his inspiration from his dad, a Chinese immigrant who worked both the front room and the kitchen of their family-run restaurant: "The guy that in the back of the kitchen, that was my hero."
'Someone Like Us' is a fresh, idiosyncratic novel about immigrating to the U.S.
Dinaw Mengestu's ingenuity and eloquence as a writer are on display in this novel about an Ethiopian American man who returns home only to learn that his father has just died.
Scientists may have discovered 'dark oxygen' being created without photosynthesis
It has long been understood that photosynthesis creates oxygen, but researchers believe they've found oxygen being created in parts of the ocean with no light.
Dozens of Americans are wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad, often for years
The number of "unjust detentions" fell 42% over the last two years, according to the nonprofit Foley Foundation. Despite the progress, nations like Russia continue to pose major risks for U.S. travelers.