Metaplanet’s added 4,279 BTC over Christmas to take its treasury to 35,102 BTC as its Bitcoin Income Generation business beats forecasts....
New footage from Syracuse shows the town's snowfall as a major winter storm hit parts of the Northeast just after Christmas....
The Trust Wallet update includes a feature to help victims of the $7 million Christmas hack submit reimbursement claims for lost funds....
Powerful weather system brought Los Angeles its wettest Christmas in 54 years, killing two people and prompting evacuation warnings in the mountains....
SANDRINGHAM, NORFOLK - DECEMBER 25: Prince George of Wales, Prince Louis of Wales Prince William, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte of Wales attend the Christmas Mor...
Officers rescued an 8-year-old boy after he fell through the ice on a pond on Long Island, New York, on Christmas Day....
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Christmas came early for some shoppers at an H-E-B supermarket in Texas. The store offered everyone in line free groceries after a computer glitch shut down the registers....
📋 Key Facts ✓ NORAD celebrates its 70th year of tracking Santa Claus. ✓ Tracking occurs as Santa flies around the world on Christmas Ev...
Thousands of flights were cancelled or delayed during the busy travel period between Christmas and New Year's Eve. Forecasters said the worst of the storm had passed and conditions were set to clear....
Turkish special police detained more than 100 suspected members of the "Islamic State" terrorist group that they said were planning on carrying out attacks during Christmas and New Year celebrations i...
Poland scrambled jets on Christmas morning after detecting a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying close to Polish airspace. Moscow said they made an offer to Paris over a jailed French researcher. F...
Crumpled up losing lottery tickets sit in a wastebasket at a liquor store in California. The Powerball jackpot has surpassed $1 billion. The next drawing is on Monday. Juliana Yamada/Los Angeles Times...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Strategy paused its streak of bitcoin purchases ✓ Added $748 million to its USD reserve ✓ Total f...
We try to spend our holidays in different places around the world — this year, we headed to Paris. Mar Yvette For the last five years, my husband and I have been spending the holidays apart from...
We're in post-Christmas deals territory, which is a surprisingly good time to shop. Off the rip, we're seeing new price drops on pre-built gaming PCs , which are becoming all the more popular given th...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Chris Rea was a British singer-songwriter. ✓ He is known for the song “Driving Home for Christmas.” ✓ ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Jack Hibbert was shot in the head and shoulder during the Bondi attack. ✓ He is an officer involved in the incident. ...
It's one of those New Year's resolutions often blurted out after a big family meal. "I'm going to run a marathon!" But like the cautionary saying "puppies aren't for Christmas, they're for life", one ...