Stephen Hawking, the famed theoretical physicist whose work greatly contributed to scientists’ understanding of black holes and cosmology, has died, his family said in a statement.
Update: Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik finished 13th overall in pair skating.
North Korea’s pair figure skaters, Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik, electrified the stands in Pyeongchang with their Olympic debut, where they recorded their personal best score for the short program.
North Korea will send 22 athletes to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, but only two of them qualified for the event: pair figure-skaters Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik.
Teresa Teng’s love songs made her one of the most famous Chinese singers in the world. Though her music was sometimes banned in China, the Taiwanese artist was dearly beloved by Chinese people all around the world.
It’s been two and a half weeks since Doug Jones beat out Roy Moore in Alabama’s special election—a surprise victory marking the first time the state has elected a Democrat to the US Senate in 25 years.
A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea through the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) early today (Dec. 21), said South Korea’s military.
Saturday Night Live, long plagued by diversity problems, has named its first person of color as a head writer.
Update Nov 30 at 7:50am ET: Matt Lauer issued an apology on the morning of Nov. 30. More details are below.
During one of the US presidential debates in September last year, Donald Trump for the first time publicly acknowledged that Barack Obama was born in the US. In fact, he blamed his opponent Hillary Clinton for starting the “birther” conspiracy, a statement that has been disproven by numerous fact checkers.
After a two-month break in missile tests, North Korea was back at it today (Nov. 29).
Update on Nov. 7: The Reddit account belonging to PanPthrowaway was deleted after this story was published.
In a minute and a half, CNN anchor Don Lemon was able to clearly and calmly articulate just what was wrong with US president Donald Trump’s Aug. 22 rally in Phoenix, Arizona.
After being unceremoniously fired 10 days into his job as White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci doesn’t appear to harbor any negative feelings toward the US president.
The alt-right supporters of James Damore, the fired Google engineer who authored the so-called “anti-diversity” memo, are planning nationwide protests on Google’s US campuses.
Apparently, all you need is a can of Pepsi.
It’s fitting that John Oliver would kick off April—the month of stoners’ favorite holiday (4/20)—by taking on outdated marijuana laws in the US.
The Bowling Green massacre. The inauguration turnout. The voter fraud that cost him the popular vote.
Mark Zuckerberg is a busy guy.
The remains of Yahoo after its sale to Verizon will become known as Altaba.
JPMorgan Chase’s coveted new credit card is putting a dent in the company’s profits.
This story has been updated.
The Nazi salutes could be clearly seen across the room as Richard B. Spencer proclaimed: “Hail Trump, hail our people, hail victory!”
Apple debuted a refreshed line of its flagship laptops during a media event at its headquarters on Oct. 27.
