Gray skies and drizzle gave way to sunshine, multicolored flags and celebrations as the nation’s capital hosted the World Pride parade.

As World Pride wraps up this weekend in Washington D.

Throngs of people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil.

Craft labels from the now-shuttered fabrics seller Joann are making their way to a new home: Michaels.

There is an unmistakable air of Peckham these days in Bosnia’s capital, Sarajevo, as the legendary yellow three-wheeler from BBC’s long-running sitcom "Only Fools and Horses" cruises the city streets.

The school graduation season is the busiest time of year for the Walmart workers who hand-decorate cakes per customers’ orders.

It's kitten season in warm-weather areas and animal shelters need all the help they can get.

Michelle Obama has a new book out this fall that offers a fresh take on her public life.

How do you conserve an incomparable set of murals that have accumulated more than 80 years’ worth of soot, salt and other deterioration.

Plumes of smoke are blanketing large swaths of the U.S. and parts of Europe, presenting risks for those breathing it.

Investors brave enough to peek at their account statements know that it’s been a rocky 2025.

The number of newborns in Japan fell below 700,000 for the first time since records began in 1899.

“John Proctor is the Villain” is about high schoolers studying “The Crucible” as the #MeToo movement arrives in their Georgia town.

New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that 22% of U.S. residents spoke a language other than English at home.

Labubu, the plush toy from China’s Pop Mart is a social media darling, but the toothy little monsters are not an overnight success.

A decade ago, the midsize truck market clung to life.

On the rural islands of Nagasaki a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time of samurai, shoguns and martyred missionaries and believers.

Texas lawmakers have approved banning gummies, drinks and vapes infused with THC, the compound that gives marijuana its psychoactive properties.

Health Secretary Robert F.

Dollar General set a quarterly sales record of $10.44 billion and it upgraded its annual profit and sales outlook as Americans tighten their budgets and spend more at dollar stores and off-price retailers amid economic uncertainty.

A first-of-its-kind experiment shows a three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients.

Large numbers of Muslims converge once a year on Saudi Arabia to unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj, the pilgrimage that is one of the pillars of Islam.

Pride Month, a global celebration of LGBTQ+ people, is starting this weekend in many places.

A single photo sparked a 25-year search in Las Vegas.

The Tony Awards this year will be held Sunday from Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Taylor Jenkins Reid loves to research before writing.

A Shaquille O’Neal docuseries about his time at Reebok’s basketball division and Mario Kart World on Nintendo’s Switch 2 are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

Snack food maker Mondelez International is suing the Aldi supermarket chain for packaging its store-brand cookies and crackers in a way that “blatantly copies” products like Chips Ahoy and Wheat Thins.

Faizan Zaki has seized the title of best speller in the English language at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Videos featuring emotional moments with hyper-realistic baby dolls have sparked both online fascination and political debate in Brazil, with lawmakers even bringing the lifelike dolls into legislatures.

The special Tony Award that honors educators is going to a New York public high school teacher who shows how theater skills can apply to a career in the arts and also far away from it.

Allergies are a common and tricky problem in dogs and cats.

Cambodian restaurants are not in every U.S. city the way Chinese and Japanese ones are.

“The Sacred Harp” hymnal is beloved by those who sing it and carry on the Christian songbook’s more than 180-year-old folk music history.

“The Sacred Harp” is a pre-Civil War compilation of sacred songs that uses music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares and diamonds, and it is getting an update.

A new edition of “The Sacred Harp,” a Christian hymnal first published in 1844, is being released this year.

Africans are remembering the work of acclaimed author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, following his death in the U.S. They recall Ngũgĩ’s criticism of an autocratic administration, leading to his arrest and imprisonment in the 1970s.

Early life experiences can shape the way we think about work.

Nepal’s mountaineering community has celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the conquest of the world’s highest peak.

The beloved cartoon duo Phineas and Ferb are returning for new episodes this summer after a decade away and pretty much nothing has changed.

Outside of Phoenix in suburban Gilbert, one farming family decided over 10 years ago to get ahead of development and urban sprawl by developing their way.

Gen Z tends to lack trust in the major institutions that previous generations expected to safeguard their futures.

Photo booths to florals, dresses to fancy cakes.

Wedding cakes, decor, attire, flowers, party favors, Champagne.

New parents are often in need of a larger vehicle.

In Japan, bobtail cats are considered good luck and Nagasaki is the place to find them.

Stragglers beware: U.S. travelers flying with United Airlines will have to check in to domestic flights a little earlier starting next week.

There are times when the Scripps National Spelling Bee transforms into a geography bee.

Twice per year, New Yorkers and visitors are treated to a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid and sinks below the horizon framed in a canyon of skyscrapers.

Ten sources of emergency cash, ranked from best to worst.

It’s the last day to book a flight on Southwest Airlines without being hit with a fee to check bags after the airline abandoned a decades-long luggage policy.

Hong Kong’s first locally born giant pandas have finally been named and introduced as Jia Jia and De De.

Taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, Andrei Kozlov is pouring his experience in captivity onto canvas in an exhibition of paintings.

Rio de Janeiro’s City Hall is rolling out new rules to control beachside activities due to come into force on June 1.

Phil Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” has died.

Many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints embrace yoga and other contemplative practices.

A couple who moved from Los Angeles to Utah about 45 years ago to run a radio station are now operating the only Hindu temple in a predominantly Mormon town.

Flamingos, pelicans, herons and parrots are just a few of the wild birds that call Miami home.

Young children of divorce in the U.S. have reduced earnings as adults and increased chances of teen pregnancy and incarceration.

Two border collies have a full-time job keeping birds and other wildlife off the runway at West Virginia's busiest airport.

An Oregon man who quit his job at a tire company and liquidated his retirement savings to set sail for Hawaii with his cat reached his destination Saturday.

Naqi Rizvi loves the “absolute freedom” he feels on the tennis court.

McDonald’s says it's closing down CosMc’s, a new restaurant format it began piloting in the U.S. last year.

Ask someone for their thoughts, could it now cost you a nickel.

Strauss' “Blue Danube” waltz is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth.

The Publix supermarket chain is recalling fruit and vegetable baby food because testing found elevated levels of lead.

Skin experts say people of color still need to wear sunscreen.

“Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong’s satirical drama “Mountainhead” and Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel playing dysfunctional siblings in the murder thriller series “The Better Sister” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

It’s called the Palm Dog contest, but the winner of the annual Cannes Film Festival tradition was a Panda.

U.S. homeowners are boosting spending on home renovation projects, bucking a broader pullback by consumers amid diminished confidence in the economy.

Former Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov is visiting Boston with a message — don't forget those who are still being held in Gaza.

A woman who was able to sneak onto a flight from New York to Paris without a boarding pass last year has been convicted of a stowaway charge.

Jony Ive became renowned for a meticulous design aesthetic that shaped the cultural zeitgeist during a 27-year career at Apple, which he left in 2019.

Apple users are starting to get ways out of the iPhone maker’s so-called “walled garden" which imposes restrictions and fees on payments through iOS apps.

Amber Salazar is the kind of idealist you just knew would end up running a store like Banned Wagon Books.

There are hardly any tourists in scenic Himalayan region of Kashmir.

Whether it's No Mow May or Let It Bloom June or Leave The Leaves, homeowners are finding more ways to adopt a low mow lifestyle instead of keeping up with short, manicured lawns.

There's another artificial intelligence blunder impacting news organizations.

Short-term lender Klarna says more customers are having trouble repaying their “buy now, pay later” loans.

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members.

A lot of American adults — about 3 in 10 — make use of astrology, tarot cards or fortunetellers at least once a year.

Emotional well-being.

Two giants of the women’s rights movement, Gloria Steinem and Nobel laureate Leymah Gbowee, have teamed up for a picture book with the mission of inspiring young people to change the world.

Memorial Day is a popular time to buy a car.

Two of the navigators in a women-only vintage car rally tearing through France are blind.

José Andrés says his work with his nonprofit World Central Kitchen flows with his 40 restaurants, his NBC cooking competition show with Martha Stewart “Yes, Chef,” and his new book “Change the Recipe: Because You Can’t Build a Better World Without Breaking Some Eggs” that hit stores last month.

Scientists have identified molecules from blood and urine that may reveal how much energy a person consumes from ultraprocessed foods.

Some people thought the 1925 Scopes monkey trial marked a cultural defeat for biblical fundamentalism.

The 1925 Scopes monkey trial famously put the spotlight on evolution and appeared to mark a defeat for biblical fundamentalism.

While you don’t have much control over when required minimum distributions start, you have a bit of discretion over the amount and especially which accounts you tap.

Pierpaolo Piccioli is the new creative director of the iconic fashion house Balenciaga.

Popes -- they’re just like us.

Netflix has thrown “Sesame Street” a safety net with a new streaming deal.

Freeways and airports across the U.S. are filling up as more people make their Memorial Day weekend getaways.

Austrian fans have enthusiastically welcomed classically trained singer JJ back home at Vienna airport after he won the Eurovision Song Contest with “Wasted Love.”.

The slang term at the center of a political firestorm around former FBI Director James Comey likely originated as food-service-industry jargon before extending to other uses.

Heather Donahue starred in the low-budget hit movie “The Blair Witch Project” and has been embroiled in a spat with locals in her tiny Maine town after she started marking trees to help people find their way in the dense forests.

Movies are a regular presence in author Kazuo Ishiguro's life in part because filmmakers keep wanting to turn his books into them.

Joe Jonas’ sophomore solo album Work It Out” and John Krasinski and Natalie Portman searching for immortality in Guy Ritchie’s adventure movie “Fountain of Youth” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

One song generating a lot of froth at the Eurovision Song Contest is “Espresso Macchiato.”.