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The guy who wrote the best episode of 'The Bear' made a movie about celebrity. It's great

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Fandom is a funny thing in the age of social media. Spend enough time scrolling and it's easy to feel like you really know a celebrity, and all their friends. The new film "Lurke... Read More


How a ship that glides like a pelican could change travel and defense

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- The winged passenger ferry gliding over the surface of Narragansett Bay could be a new method of coastal transportation or a new kind of warship. Its maker, Regent Craft, is bet... Read More


NATO defense chiefs hold 'candid discussion' on security guarantees for Ukraine

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- NATO defense chiefs held a "candid discussion" Wednesday about what security guarantees they could offer Kyiv to help forge a peace agreement that ends Russia's three-year war on... Read More


Islamic State extremists exploit instability in Africa and Syria, UN experts say

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Islamic State extremists are exploiting instability in Africa and Syria and remain a significant threat in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Europe, U.N. counterterrorism experts sai... Read More


China rushes to build out solar, and emissions edge downward

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- High on the Tibetan plateau, Chinese government officials last month showed off what they say will be the world's largest solar farm when completed - 610 square kilometers (235 s... Read More


Hundreds of historic tall ships sail into Amsterdam for a maritime festival

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Crowds packed vantage points along a major canal and took to the water themselves Wednesday to watch a flotilla of hundreds of historic ships sail into Amsterdam at the start of ... Read More


Rhode Island Judge Frank Caprio, whose empathy in court earned him fame online, dies at 88

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge in Rhode Island who found online fame as a caring jurist and host of " Caught in Providence," has died. He was 88. His official social me... Read More


Federal Reserve official says she won't be 'bullied' by Trump into resigning

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook late Wednesday said she wouldn't leave her post after Trump on social media called on her to resign over an accusation from one his officials t... Read More


Many towns are unprepared to handle train derailments and hazmat spills

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- A train derails and spills at least 1,000 gallons of hazardous materials in the U.S. about once every two months. Nearly half of those derailments resulted in evacuations; more t... Read More


Israel approves settlement project that could divide the West Bank

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, and that Palestinians and r... Read More