A free drink is just a dance away at a Massachusetts coffee shop that went viral this week for offering a free coffee promotion to dancing customers. "Walk in and give us your BEST dance moves for 5 seconds," read a sign displayed on the e...
With Election Day around the corner, American parents may be considering paying for childcare to ease the voting process. But in some states, heading to the polls while your child is being cared for can be free of charge. In swing state North Caroli...
An Israeli hostage freed from Gaza three months ago has accused the world of forgetting those still held by Hamas and urged the Israeli government to do whatever it takes to bring them home. Itay Regev, 19, told the BBC he was held in &qu...
A US citizen trapped in Turkey's third deepest cave for more than a week has been pulled to safety, rescuers say. More than 150 people were involved in efforts to save caver Mark Dickey after he developed stomach problems in the Morca Cav...
Rescuers work through third freezing night as death toll nears 16,000 Without shelter, water, fuel or electricity there are fears that many earthquake survivors could yet lose their lives....
An estimated 50 million Americans across 30 states are on alert as a dangerous ice storm sweeps the country....
US households are once again able to order free at-home Covid-19 tests, as the government attempts to limit the spread of the virus this winter. The White House said up to four rapid tests could be ordered from the government website...
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All poultry in Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex must be kept indoors from Wednesday, as part of a ramping-up of measures to prevent avian flu spreading, the government has said. The affected areas were placed in an Avian Influenza P...
In the bitter cold, this chick's baby fluff won't keep it warm enough to survive and it needs to find mum or dad soon....
A woman's racist rant at a Lower East Side market was captured on video over the weekend....
After landing in China: "I'm happy, I feel a sense of freedom!"...
The Duchess of Sussex has revealed she had a miscarriage in July, writing in an article of feeling "an almost unbearable grief". "I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second," Meghan ...
Huawei has unveiled its Mate 40 smartphones claiming they feature a more "sophisticated" processor than Apple's forthcoming iPhones. The component was made using the same "five nanometre" process as ...
The bodies of 16 Vietnamese people who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry in the UK have arrived back in Vietnam. They were among 39 migrants - eight women and 31 males, including two boys aged 15 - found in the lorry in Essex on 23 Oct...
After an online petition proposed tomove Halloweento the last Saturday of October garnered massive support, Snickers doubled down on the effort and upped the excitement by offering 1 million candy bars to Americans if the change g...
Taiwan's parliament has become the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage following a vote on Friday. In 2017, the island's constitutional court ruled that same-sex couples had the right to legally marry. Parliament was given a two-yea...
Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar for their reporting on the Rohingya crisis have been freed. Wa Lone, 33 and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29 were released after a presidential amnesty. They spent more than 500 days in prison on the outskirts of Yan...
Google has sacked 48 people including 13 senior managers over sexual harassment claims since 2016. In a letter to employees, chief executive Sundar Pichai said the tech giant was taking a "hard line" on inappropriate conduct. ...
A judge in Pennsylvania has jailed US comedian Bill Cosby for three to 10 years for sexual assault. Cosby, 81, was also categorised as a sexually violent predator, meaning he must undergo counselling for life and be listed on the sex offender regist...