Tokyo Olympics: Opening ceremony in empty stadium kicks off delayed Games

The 2020 Toyko Olympics opening ceremony was held Friday in a largely empty Olympic Stadium. The Games have been delayed a year due to the pandemic.

Dubai shop sells world's most expensive ice cream

The ice cream is made from fresh vanilla beans, 23-carat edible gold, saffron, and black truffles.

Charlamagne Tha God to host new late-night show

“The Breakfast Club” host Charlamagne Tha God just landed a new gig: his own late-night talk show.

Olympic opening ceremony director fired for Holocaust joke

The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has fired the director of the opening ceremony on because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998.

WHO leader says virus risk inevitable at Tokyo Olympics

The number of Games-linked COVID-19 cases in Japan this month was 79 on Wednesday, with more international athletes testing positive at home and unable to travel.

Almost $90B wiped out in Cryptocurrency crash

Bitcoin fell 6%, dipping below $30,000 for the first time in nearly a month in Monday's crash of the cryptocurrency market.

CDC raises UK travel warning to highest level amid COVID-19 surge

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control raised its travel alert for the United Kingdom to the highest level amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.

US blames China for massive Microsoft Exchange email hack

The Biden administration is blaming China for a massive email hack that compromised tens of thousands of computers around the world earlier this year.

Olympic athletes to put on own medals due to COVID-19

This year, the Olympic medals will be presented on a tray and the athletes will be asked to put the medals around their necks themselves.

Sunscreen recall: Neutrogena, Aveeno products recalled over benzene

Johnson & Johnson is recalling certain sunscreens after traces of the carcinogen benzene was detected in some of its products.

New York restaurant breaks records for most expensive french fries

The Creme de la Creme Pomme Frites at this New York restaurant is served with truffles and sprinkled with gold dust and costs a mere $200 a plate.

Senate Democrats reach $3.5 trillion budget agreement

Senate Democrats say that they have reached a budget agreement among themselves that envisions spending an enormous $3.5 trillion over the coming decade.

Florida condo collapse: Death toll at 95 as teams search through rubble

The death toll increased to 95 on Tuesday as teams continued to search for remains and lost sentimental items at the site of a condo collapse in Surfside, Florida.