ATHENS, Greece — Fishermen in Greece are getting cash payouts to catch toxic fish migrating north into the Mediterranean Sea due to climate change. The silver-cheeked toadfish is a torpedo-shaped species with prominent, humanlike teeth. Its skin and organs contain a powerful neurotoxin ...
NEW YORK — Charlie Brown began writing to a pen pal not long after the comic strip "Peanuts" debuted in newspapers back in 1950. No one has gotten a look at whoever was on the other end of his letters — until now. Her name is Mia, and she's a young girl from London of South Asian descent ...
WASHINGTON — For more than 40 years, sketches by American illustrator Norman Rockwell of scenes from the White House visitor's lobby graced the walls of the West Wing, where every president from Jimmy Carter to Donald Trump had seen them. Now, they're going on public display for the first time after a nonprofit organization paid a whopping sum of more than $7 million for the sketches after they ended up on an auction block following a family dispute over their ownership. The four 1940s-era sketches titled "So You Want to See the President!" show people from all walks of life ...
A Paul Simon concert special and Season 2 of the live-action "Avatar: The Last Airbender" are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment ...
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — The images show young men wearing Mexico's green national team jersey. A FIFA-style logo appears in the corner. The design mimics the collectible World Cup Panini stickers millions of soccer fans trade during the tournament. But above each face taped to a concrete ...
BEIJING — Dragon boat races, lion dances and other festivities marked the Dragon Boat Festival on Friday across mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The more than 2,000-year-old holiday is best known for its sporting events, but its origins are rooted in ancient beliefs about health, ...
