Unlike other professional sports organizations such
as the NBA, NFL, or MLB, FIFA, the governing body of
association football, or soccer, has traditionally been
resistant to adopting technology on the field. "We
shall rely on human beings," former FIFA President
Sepp Blatter said in 2002. "Players make mistakes,
coaches make mistakes and yes, sometimes refere...
On Saturday, May 19, 2018, 600 invited guests, and
more than 13 million television viewers worldwide,
witnessed the fairytale wedding of Britain's Prince
Harry to American actress, model, and humanitarian
Meghan Markle in Windsor Castle’s St. George's
Chapel. Though all weddings are magical, this
trans-Atlantic whirlwind royal romance, which bega...
In 2015, the Internet became divided over a dress
that some thought was blue and black, while others
believed it was white and gold. Now millions of
listeners are arguing over a single word uttered in a
three-second audio clip. Some hear it as a deep
male voice saying “Yanny,” while others maintain it’s
a higher-pitched sound saying “Laurel.” Posted on ...
On Friday, April 27, 2018, North Korean leader Kim
Jong Un and South Korean president Moon Jae-in
made history by promising to formally end the
Korean War this year and rid the peninsula of all
nuclear weapons by 2021. The Panmunjom
Declaration for Peace, Prosperity, and Unification,
hailed by Mr. Kim as a “new era of peace,” is the c...
If you're a gamer, you've probably spent more than
a few hours playing Fortnite or, more specifically,
Fortnite: Battle Royale. Introduced less than a year
ago by Epic Games, it now boasts over 45 million
users, or nearly a third of PC gamers, worldwide.
What makes the numbers even more impressive is
that the game has yet to be officially released in t...
On Sunday, April 22, more than a billion people
around the world will celebrate Earth Day by
participating in neighborhood clean-up efforts. The
grassroots movement began in 1970 when twenty
million Americans took to the streets to voice their
concern about the deteriorating environment and to
urge lawmakers to take action before it was too lat...
Looking for a true out-of-this-world vacation? Then
you are in luck. On Thursday, April 5, Texas-based
start-up Orion Span announced they were taking
reservations for Aurora Station, the world’s first
luxury hotel in space, which is expected to launch in
2021 and begin welcoming visitors by 2022.
Future generations take note — deep inside the
heart of a Sierra Diablo mountain, along the
Texas-Mexico border, lies a 200-foot-tall, mechanical
clock that ticks once a year, has a century hand that
advances once every 100 years, and a cuckoo which
will emerge once every 1,000 years! Meet the
10,000 Year Clock!
With Easter fast approaching on Sunday, April 1,
chances are you are looking forward to meeting the
Easter Bunny, feasting on delicious food, enjoying
springtime parades and, best of all, participating in
your neighborhood egg hunt. To get you into the
spirit, here are some egg-cellent Easter egg hunts
from around the globe.
