Victor Mather

Upper Volta, Siam, Swaziland. Names preserved on dusty maps, dented globes and worn world atlases after passing into the mists of time. Soon to join them may be Nauru.

New York Times: The island's 11,000 residents will vote on the change in a referendum.

A calendar quirk brings more days of lemonade, glamping and difficult-to-open beach umbrellas to 2026.

Unofficially the summer begins on Memorial Day, when we break out the white clothing, and ends on Labor Day, when we pack it away again.

A huge noise rattled part of the state on Thursday. Multiple theories have been put forward, but the mystery remains.

An extraordinarily loud boom shook parts of South Carolina on Thursday, with witnesses across the state reporting a noise like a deafening thunderclap or a huge explosion.

On Monday, the volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island had a 48th episode of “lava fountaining” in an eruption that began in 2024.

Lael Wilcox will pedal around the world, and she hopes to do it in less than 80 days.

The 81-year-old actor had parts in films including “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Arachnophobia.” The son of his girlfriend was arrested and charged with murder.

No, according to The Magic Circle, a British society that rejected a robot named D4RYL from its ranks. “Wonder is emotional, not just mechanical,” its president said.