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Grammy winner Tyla used her international achievement award to celebrate fellow South African musicians who inspired her rise to global stardom. She invited five artists onstage to share her spotlight and called for a unified Africa.
Actor Rob Schneider opens his door and his heart to daughter Elle King, choosing faith and forgiveness over past pain. Their story shows how a parent's unwavering love can create space for healing, even when the path forward remains uncertain.
Taiwan is handing out cash to all 23 million citizens after its AI chip industry delivered the strongest economic growth in 39 years. The government says everyone should share in the windfall, not just tech companies.
Canada's women's flag football team upset the United States to win world championship gold and punch their ticket to the sport's Olympic debut in Los Angeles. Both Canadian teams are heading to the 2028 Games after dramatic qualifying victories in Germany.
When figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi fell during her 1992 Olympic free skate, her gold medal dream seemed over. Instead, she made a split-second decision that turned disaster into triumph.
A North Carolina fire department just became the first in the continental U.S. to use an advanced underwater drone that helps find missing people while keeping rescue divers safer. The technology uses sonar to see through murky water where cameras fail.
Students, officials, and volunteers gathered before dawn in Moalboal, Philippines, to plant hundreds of native trees in the mountain community of Busay. The "Green Legacy Busay" initiative aims to protect watersheds and restore biodiversity in this coastal municipality's upland areas.
A minute-long TikTok video of a strange fish emerging from a hand-pumped well in India helped scientists discover an entirely new species living deep beneath one of the world's most populated regions. The tiny, eyeless creature represents the first underground fish ever recorded in the Gangetic Basin.
Scientists just solved a shark mystery that stumped researchers for years. Female bonnethead sharks start life with pointed heads but develop dramatically rounder snouts as they grow up.
After losing three previous finals, Cameroon's women's football team finally claimed their first continental championship with a commanding 3-0 victory over Malawi. The win ended more than two decades of heartbreak for the Indomitable Lionesses, who didn't even originally qualify for the tournament.
Bangladesh cricket team just pulled off one of the sport's biggest upsets, defeating top-ranked Australia by nine wickets on their home turf for the first time ever. The historic victory in Darwin marks only the second time Bangladesh has beaten Australia in Test cricket.
The U.S. Girls U17 volleyball team dominated the world championship in Chile, winning every single match and set to claim gold. The young athletes swept Türkiye 3-0 in the final, capping an extraordinary undefeated run that showcased American volleyball's bright future.
Utah is planning 150,000 new homes, and a nonprofit just launched a free toolkit to make sure they're powered by clean energy instead of fossil fuels. These ultra-efficient houses keep families comfortable year-round while slashing utility bills.
The historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum has become one of America's most sustainable stadiums by keeping game-day waste out of landfills. The century-old venue is pioneering zero-waste operations while preparing to host the Olympics for a record third time in 2028.
The biggest red state in America has become an unlikely green energy powerhouse, generating more wind power than any other state and building massive solar projects on old coal mines. Texas proves renewable energy isn't political, it's practical.
A breakthrough solar collector could finally make renewable heat affordable for industries that need temperatures up to 150°C. The technology uses cheap materials to compete with natural gas prices.
Engineers just pulled off a delicate power juggling act on a spacecraft 13 billion miles away, buying humanity's farthest messenger another year of discovery. The "Big Bang" swap happened across a two-day communication delay with no room for error.
A Soviet spacecraft designed to last 32 minutes on Venus kept working for 127 minutes in heat hot enough to melt lead, sending back the first color photos from another planet's surface. The 1982 mission showed what's possible when engineers push the boundaries of extreme-environment exploration.