New York City native Des Bishop has followed an unusual path to success in comedy. His journey has taken him from Queens to Ireland to China, but after moving back home to the U.S., the comedian said definitively that touring…
Fireworks have been a quintessential part of Fourth of July celebrations across the nation for generations. But as Independence Day festivities light up the night sky, the colorful displays can also pose serious health risks — especially to the lungs.…
After last week’s craziness around Apple’s major price hikes, things returned to a bit more of a normal flow this week, with the rumor mill offering up tidbits about the long-rumored touchscreen MacBook, the iPhone 18 lineup, and more. This…
A great concept that falls flat. The Ikko MindOne Pro is delightfully small. I keep calling it a square phone, which isn’t quite right; the screen is square, but the phone itself is slightly rectangular. The camera flips up so…
It’s 5 a.m. as I begin to type out this 4th of July edition of Screencaps, and I’m left wondering if any of the founding fathers had a 13-year-old son who begged to run a 4-mile race before the Continental…
The annual men’s cycling race, Tour de France, kicked off on Saturday in Barcelona amid a festive atmosphere.
A team of astronomers has discovered that the spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy may stretch further out into space than was previously known. The scientists made precise distance measurements of dust clouds in the arms using data from…
Pope Leo has urged his fellow Americans to welcome and protect immigrants as the United States marked the 250th anniversary of its independence on Saturday. During a visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa he also pressed Europe to do…
Newcomers Cape Verde almost created the upset of the century by forcing the reigning champions Argentina into extra time, unfortunately the blue sharks conceded in extra time. Argentina will therefore face Egypt in the round of 16. There was not…
The battle over Zappos founder and former CEO Tony Hsieh’s fortune has taken a forensic turn in the wake of the shoe magnate’s death following a Connecticut house fire. The former Zappos CEO was widely believed to have died without…