Military completes recovery of Chinese balloon debris

Officials say the U.S. believes that Navy, Coast Guard, and FBI personnel collected all of the balloon debris, including equipment that could reveal what information it was able to monitor and collect.

Brazil's Carnival finally returns in full form after pandemic

This year, Brazil's federal government expects 46 million people to join the festivities that officially begin Friday and run through Feb. 22.

Russian private military contractor says fighting in Ukraine could last for years

The head of the contractor added that the war could go on for three years if Moscow decides to capture broader territories east of the Dnieper River.

Lack of Winter Olympic bids amid venue costs may lead to rotating fixed hosts

The dearth of candidates to host the Winter Olympics amid spiralling venue costs could force the IOC to resort to lining up a list of fixed, rotating hosts.

Post Malone rejected by Australian bar because of his face tattoos

Post Malone, who has over 70 tattoos and is constantly getting new ones, was in Perth earlier this week when he attempted to visit the rooftop bar at QT Hotel.

Man admits to stealing almost 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs, authorities say

Officers stopped a vehicle "presumably purporting to be the Easter bunny" on a U.K. highway and arrested the man on suspicion of theft, police said.

NORAD conducts air defense exercise days after Russian aircraft intercepted over Alaska, objects shot down

The North American Aerospace Defense Command says it is carrying out a "live-fly air defense exercise" Wednesday off the coast of Washington state and British Columbia, just days after it intercepted Russian aircraft near Alaska and multiple airborne objects were shot down.

China threatens US entities over downing of suspected spy balloon

China says it will enact measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast.

Captain of boys' soccer team, rescued in Thailand cave in 2018, dead at 17

The captain of the boys’ soccer team that was dramatically rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018 has died in England while attending a sports academy, reports say. 

Rare, unseen video of Titanic wreckage to be released

The video is from the remarkable dive in 1986 -- when human eyes saw the giant ocean liner for the first time since it sank nearly 75 years earlier.

Georgia couple says family in Turkey hit hard by devastating earthquake

Even thousands of miles away, the Konus family says they are feeling every bit of the pain many are dealing with after that deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck their hometown of Kahramanmaras.

King Charles III coronation: Koh-i-noor diamond won’t be used during ceremony

The palace says that rather than commission a new crown, as is customary, Camilla will modify Queen Mary’s crown using diamonds from Queen Elizabeth II’s personal collection.

High-fat foods may help rid body of intestinal parasite, study finds

Researchers behind a new study found that a high-fat diet allows the immune system to eliminate a parasitic worm that’s a major cause of illness and death in developing countries.

White House says objects shot from sky were not sent by aliens

The White House on Monday defended the shootdowns of three unidentified objects in as many days even as it acknowledged that officials had no indication the objects were intended for surveillance.

Baby Aya update: Newborn saved from rubble in quake-hit Syria in good health

Buried under the concrete, the baby still was connected by her umbilical cord to her dead mother. She's been named Aya — Arabic for “a sign from God" — by hospital workers.