2023 Women's World Cup: Can the US team secure a three-peat?

American dominance in women’s soccer isn’t assured anymore. Teams like England and France have caught up, Germany and Sweden remain strong, and then there’s rival Canada, which won gold at the last Olympics.

Nigerian man sentenced for defrauding elderly US victims

A 39-year-old man from Nigeria will be spending time in prison for his role in a “transnational inheritance fraud scheme” that targeted older adults in America.

The world's largest cruise ship is almost ready to set sail

Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas successfully completed its first round of sea trials in Europe, and is now one step closer to its 2024 debut in Miami.

France strengthens security after unrest caused by police shooting of 17-year-old

A 17-year-old delivery driver was shot and killed by police during a traffic check. The death prompted nationwide concern and messages of anger and condolences.

Fungal meningitis outbreak linked to Mexico clinics kills 6

U.S. health officials say the death toll from an outbreak of fungal meningitis tied to surgical procedures in a city along the U.S.-Mexico border has risen to six.

Search intensifies for Italy tourist who carved name in Colosseum

Italy’s culture and tourism ministers have vowed to find and punish a tourist who was filmed carving his name and that of his apparent girlfriend in the wall of the Colosseum in Rome, a crime that resulted in hefty fines in the past.

Pizza at Pompeii: Newly-discovered painting shows the food’s ‘distant ancestor’

So if it looks like pizza, smells like pizza, and tastes like pizza – why isn’t it pizza? Take a look at this 2,000-year-old painting at Pompeii that shows pizza’s “distant ancestor.”

Russia drops charges against Prigozhin, others who took part in rebellion

Meanwhile, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin arrived in Belarus after his short-lived armed mutiny in Russia.

Thousands of unauthorized vapes pouring into US despite FDA crackdown

The number of different e-cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000, despite a three-year effort by the FDA to crack down on kid-friendly flavors.

Putin blasts mercenaries, says aborted rebellion played into enemy's hands

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday blasted organizers of a weekend revolt as traitors who played into the hands of Ukraine’s government and its allies.

YouTube star MrBeast claims he declined invite to join Titantic-bound submersible trip

MrBeast posted a screenshot on Twitter of a brief message he claims to have had with another person about an invite to ride on the Titan submersible that has caused controversy.