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A rescue team that covers Vermont’s tallest mountain has seen a rise in calls from inexperienced skiers who end up getting lost and in dangerous locations after being influenced by videos on social media. After seeing footage online of skiers chasing fresh powder tracks in the backcountry, people are increasingly skiing out of bounds, finding themselves lost in the woods and in need of rescue. On...

South Korea will require advertisers to label their ads made with artificial intelligence technologies in early 2026 as it seeks to curb a surge of deceptive promotions featuring fabricated experts or deep-faked celebrities endorsing food or pharmaceutical products on social media. Following a policy meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kim Min-seok in December, officials said they will ramp up scree...

Shohei Ohtani is catching up with more legends. The baseball superstar ends 2025 by winning The Associated Press (AP) Male Athlete of the Year for the fourth time, tying him with Lance Armstrong, LeBron James, and Tiger Woods for most among male honorees. "Receiving this award multiple times is something truly special," Ohtani said in Japanese in an exclusive interview with the AP. Ohtani received...

Italian food is known and loved around the world for its fresh ingredients and palate-pleasing tastes. The U.N.'s cultural agency gave foodies another reason to celebrate their pizza, pasta, and tiramisu by listing Italian cooking as part of the world’s “intangible” cultural heritage. UNESCO added the rituals surrounding Italian food preparation and consumption to its list of the world’s tradition...

The authors of a study that examined climate change's potential effect on the global economy said that data errors led them to slightly overstate an expected drop in income over the next 25 years. The researchers at Germany's Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, writing in the journal Nature in 2024, had forecast a 19% drop in global income by 2050. Their revised analysis puts the figure...

The Prada Group has closed the purchase of Milan fashion rival Versace in a $1.375 billion cash deal that puts the fashion house known for its sexy silhouettes under the same roof as Prada’s “ugly chic” aesthetic and Miu Miu’s youth-driven appeal. The highly anticipated deal is expected to relaunch Versace’s fortunes after middling post-pandemic performance as part of the U.S. luxury group Capri H...

Digitally projected art masterpieces are bringing priceless artworks into the home—and the money raised is being used to support museums and galleries. If you've always dreamed of hanging a painting by Leonardo or Michelangelo in your home, purchasing a certified digital copy could be just what you need. The Italian non-profit Save the Artistic Heritage, with its technical partner Cinello, is prov...

Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee beginning in February, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced on December 1. The updated ID has been required since May, but passengers without it have so far been allowed to clear security with additional screening and a warning. The Department of Homeland Security says 94% of passengers are already complian...

Chile's Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on Earth, a crown jewel for astronomers who flock to study the origins of the universe in this inhospitable desert along the Pacific coast. A rare confluence of factors makes the Atacama an ideal home for some of the world's biggest ground-based astronomical projects—dry climate, high altitude, and crucially, isolation from the light pollution of...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has set off a “code red” alert to employees to improve its flagship product, ChatGPT, and delay other product developments, according to The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper reported that Altman sent an internal memo to staff saying more work was needed to enhance the artificial intelligence chatbot's speed, reliability, and personalization features. Several weeks ago marke...

For many children, the experience of getting their first pair of glasses is an inevitable milestone, the first in a lifetime of visits to the eye doctor. But what if those lenses could actually help preserve the child's vision and reduce the chances of more serious eye problems in adulthood? That's the promise of a new type of lens approved by the Food and Drug Administration in September. While t...

Chain stores have Black Friday. Online marketplaces have Cyber Monday. For local businesses, it's Small Business Saturday. In the last 20 years, more segments of the retail industry have vied for their own piece of the holiday shopping season. The travel trade firmly joined the trend with another post-Thanksgiving sales push: Travel Tuesday. On the same day as the nonprofit world's Giving Tuesday,...

On a quiet street in one of Tokyo’s trendiest neighborhoods, a floral terrier mascot stands beneath a pastel signpost that reads “London,” forming part of the entrance to a Cath Kidston store. Cath Kidston is a British brand that has disappeared from the U.K. high streets but is now enjoying a revival in Japan. The British retailer known for its vintage-inspired floral prints entered administratio...

Perhaps some of the most digitized countries on Earth, Scandinavian and Nordic nations are now going old-school—introducing nationwide bans on mobile devices, including smartphones, in schools. In Denmark, the country’s government hopes to introduce a ban on smartphones in public schools starting August next year. Trongårdsskolen in Kongens Lyngby, 12 kilometers north of Copenhagen, is a mobile-fr...

The pollution from food is sneaky. Because the apple sitting on your kitchen counter isn't really causing any harm. But chances are good that you didn't pick it from a tree in your backyard. It required land and water to grow, machines to harvest and process, packaging to ship, trucks to transport, and often refrigerators to store. Much of that process releases planet-warming greenhouse gases into...

Writers in U.S. prisons now have a new path to getting their work seen through a website managed by PEN America that includes information on publishers, agents, journalists, and other potential contacts. In November, PEN's Prison and Justice Writing Program announced the launch of the Incarcerated Writers Bureau, an initiative developed with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and designe...

The world's biggest music labels have struck AI licensing deals with a little-known startup named Klay Vision, the companies said, the latest in a series of deals that underline how the technology is shaking up the music industry's business model. Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, and Sony Music Entertainment, and their publishing arms, all signed separate agreements with Klay, according...

No one wants a weasel on their Thanksgiving table, but swapping turkeys for other animals was once surprisingly common. Trading turkeys–for wildlife management, not dinner–was a key part of one of North America’s biggest conservation success stories. After dwindling to a few thousand birds in the late 1880s, the wild turkey population has grown to about 7 million birds in 49 states, plus more in C...

A copy of the first Superman issue, unearthed by three brothers cleaning out their late mother's attic, netted $9.12 million last month at a Texas auction house, which says it is the most expensive comic book ever sold. The brothers discovered the comic book in a cardboard box beneath layers of brittle newspapers, dust, and cobwebs in their deceased mother's San Francisco home last year, alongside...

Private jets, commercial aircraft, and military planes were among more than two hundred aircraft showcased at the Dubai Airshow 2025. The event brought together manufacturers, operators, and industry leaders, with a focus on new aircraft design and the push toward more sustainable aviation. One of the toured planes was a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) operated by Royal Jet. The BBJ is based on the Boei...

It may sound surprising, but children can get lupus, arthritis, and other autoimmune diseases, although they're not as common in children as adults. These youngsters' lives are often filled with hospital appointments and medicines, but a special summer camp allows them to enjoy life like other children. Symptoms of these diseases in youngsters can sometimes be more severe, and treating growing bod...

Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to chat with other players and is implementing age-based chats so kids, teens, and adults will only be able to communicate with people around their own age. The moves come as the popular gaming platform continues to face criticism and lawsuits over child safety, and a growing number of states and countries are implementing age ve...

For more than two decades, Susan Bushby, a 70-year-old housekeeper from a rural ski town in New Hampshire's White Mountains, took comfort in knowing she only had a short drive to reach the community health center. The lodge-like medical building, which sits on a hill overlooking town, was like a second home for Bushby and many other patients. The front desk staff knew their names and never missed...

A prisoner is challenging an Australian state's ban on inmates eating Vegemite, claiming in a lawsuit that withholding the polarizing yeast-based spread breaches his human right to "enjoy his culture as an Australian." Andre McKechnie, 54, serving a life sentence, took his battle for the salty, sticky, brown byproduct of brewing beer to the Supreme Court of Victoria, according to documents release...

More people are falling behind on paying their bills to keep the lights on and heat their homes, according to a new analysis of consumer data—a warning sign for the U.S. economy and another political headache for President Donald Trump. Past due balances to utility companies jumped 9.7% annually to $789 between the April-June periods of 2024 and 2025, said The Century Foundation, a liberal think t...