The Olympic flame for the Paris Games was lit on Tuesday at the ancient site of Olympia in southern Greece, despite cloudy skies preventing the traditional lighting ceremony. Instead of using the sun’s rays to ignite the silver torch, the actress portraying an ancient Greek priestess used a backup flame… Read More

According to preliminary data from International Data Corp., global smartphone shipments increased by nearly 8% in the first quarter of the year, marking the third consecutive quarter of growth. Samsung reclaimed the top spot, shipping 60.1 million units, a slight decrease of 0.7% from the previous year. 289.4 million smartphones… Read More

Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia won the Boston Marathon on Monday, running most of the course alone and finishing in 2 hours, 6 minutes, and 17 seconds, which is the 10th fastest time in the race’s 128-year history. Hellen Obiri of Kenya defended her title in the women’s race, outsprinting her… Read More

Julian Assange, the imprisoned WikiLeaks founder, may see a glimmer of hope in his ongoing legal battle as President Joe Biden confirmed that the U.S. is considering dropping the charges against him. Stella Assange, Julian’s wife, expressed cautious optimism about the recent developments, stating that her husband’s legal case “could… Read More

Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of Twitter, has found himself in hot water with the Brazilian Supreme Court. Justice Alexandre de Moraes has named Musk as a target in an ongoing investigation into the spread of fake news and has even opened a separate investigation into Musk for alleged obstruction… Read More

A passenger has been fined for urinating in a cup during a delay in deplaning after landing at Sydney Airport. The incident, after a 3-hour Air New Zealand flight from Auckland, occurred last December and a Sydney court fined the 53-year-old man 600 Australian dollars ($395) for offensive behavior in… Read More