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Wales' largest theme park shuts down after 40 years
Oakwood Theme Park, which opened in 1987, employed up to 200 people.BBC News - 21h -
Universal’s Theme Parks, Long in Disney’s Shadow, Expand at Dizzying Pace
Universal is going after Disney, the industry leader, with new parks in Florida and Texas: “We want people to think of us first.”The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
Far-right links and Putin praise: fears over £600m UK history theme park plan
French family behind project visited Kremlin in 2014 to discuss building ‘Tsarland’ in annexed Crimea. With its spectacular shows featuring Viking longboats, Roman charioteers and sword-wielding ...The Guardian - Feb. 22 -
National Park layoffs impact park goers
As the Trump administration pushes ahead with its drive to overhaul federal agencies, roughly 1,000 employees have been terminated at national parks. NBC News’ Morgan Chesky reports from Yosemite ...NBC News - Feb. 20 -
Japan battles largest wildfire in decades
More than a thousand people have been evacuated near forest of Ofunato in northern region of Iwate. More than a thousand people have been evacuated as Japan battles its largest wildfire in more ...The Guardian - 4d -
World’s Largest Iceberg Runs Aground
A massive superberg, four times as big as New York City, has halted east of the southern tip of South America.The New York Times - 1d -
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Continue ‘Wicked’ Theme at Oscars Red Carpet
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo spent months holding true to a theme during interviews and at awards shows, and they saved stunning options for the Oscars.The New York Times - 2d -
At Ukraine’s Trump-Themed Cafe, Patrons Demand a Name Change
At a pizza and coffee joint in Kyiv named for the U.S. president, patrons are having second thoughts about its moniker after President Trump suspended military aid to Ukraine.The New York Times - 21h -
Nature: Arches National Park in Utah
We leave you this Sunday morning taking in the sights at Arches National Park in Utah. Videographer: Brad Markel.CBS News - Feb. 23 -
Consumer confidence plummets in largest drop since 2021
A gauge of consumer confidence registered its largest monthly drop since 2021.ABC News - Feb. 25 -
Democrats warn of ‘largest Medicaid cut in American history’
House Democrats are ramping up their attacks on the GOP’s budget plan, warning that the massive spending blueprint would translate into the steepest Medicaid cut in the program’s history. Behind ...The Hill - Feb. 25 -
Eye Opener: Measles outbreak in Texas is largest in decades
A measles outbreak in Texas is the largest to hit the state in decades. Also, President Trump's budget advances after a chaotic vote, and Democrats slam what could be deep cuts. All that and all ...CBS News - Feb. 26 -
Create Your Own Minecraft-Themed PC Gaming Setup With These New Razer Accessories
Razer BlackWidow V4 X Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Minecraft Edition ...GameSpot - 6d -
Mattel wins back lucrative rights to make DC-themed action figures, other toys
Mattel's deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to make toys related to the DC brand could fuel more toy sales and help Mattel compete with rivals such as Hasbro.Los Angeles Times - 6d -
Series of explosions on buses in a parking lot rattles Israel
JERUSALEM — A series of explosions on three buses in a parking lot rattled central Israel on Thursday in what authorities suspected was a militant attack.NBC News - Feb. 20 -
One Hyde Park residents sue over ‘corrosion’
Owners of luxury London development take Laing O’Rourke unit to court for £35mnFinancial Times - 6d -
Taylor-Serrano 3 at Croke Park 'unlikely' - Hearn
Eddie Hearn admits it is "unlikely" that Croke Park will stage Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano's trilogy fight.BBC News - 5d -
Highland Park parade shooter pleads guilty
Robert Crimo III, the man accused of killing seven people and wounding several others at an Illinois Fourth of July parade in 2022, has changed his plea to guilty on the first day of his trial. CBS ...CBS News - 2d -
Highland Park parade shooter's change of plea
Robert Crimo III, who faces dozens of charges in the Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooting, has changed his plea to guilty. This comes as the defendant's trial got underway in Illinois. CBS ...CBS News - 2d -
Accused Highland Park shooter pleads guilty
The accused gunman Robert Crimo III entered a guilty plea just before his trial was slated to begin today. Crimo faces 69 counts of murder from the July 2022 mass shooting in Highland Park, ...NBC News - 1d -
France prepares for largest child abuse trial in its history
PARIS — Amélie Lévêque remembers the moment when she finally understood the unexplained bouts of depression and other disorders that had tormented her for more than two decades.NBC News - Feb. 23 -
Russia launches largest drone attack on Ukraine on eve of third year of war
The attack came as leaders in Kyiv and across Europe are seeking to navigate rapid changes in U.S. foreign policy under President Trump.CBS News - Feb. 23 -
Shares in Australia’s largest listed tech group plunge as majority of board quits
Allies of scandal-hit co-founder Richard White take control as independent directors resign over ‘intractable differences’Financial Times - Feb. 24 -
Measles outbreak grows to nearly 100 cases, with largest impact in Texas
CBS News medical contributor, Dr. Celine Gounder, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the latest in a measles outbreak in the U.S. that has grown to nearly 100 cases. Most cases are in Texas, which is ...CBS News - Feb. 24 -
Ex-surgeon admits 'despicable acts' in France's largest child abuse trial
Joel Le Scouarnec is accused of assaulting or raping 299 people, the vast majority under 15 years old.BBC News - Feb. 24 -
Ukraine launches one of its largest drone attacks of the war into Russia
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed to have shot down 130 Ukrainian drones on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.ABC News - Feb. 26 -
The good times are over for the world's largest ocean carriers as pricing power plummets
The world's ocean carriers, which transport global trade on giant container ships, are under pricing pressure to start 2025.CNBC - 6d -
Keir Starmer to carry out largest cut to UK overseas aid in history
NGOs accuse prime minister of following US by accepting ‘false choice’ of cutting aid to fund defence. Sir Keir Starmer is to take UK overseas aid to its lowest level as a percentage of national ...The Guardian - 5d -
Japan Fights Its Largest Wildfire in More Than 30 Years
The fire, in a forested area of the coastal city of Ofunato, killed at least one person and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents.The New York Times - 3d -
Largest wildfire in decades rages in Japan as authorities warn it could spread
Blaze in Ofunato has spread through 2,100 hectares of land, damaged dozens of homes and forced more than 1,000 to flee. Authorities in Japan have warned that the country’s biggest wildfire in ...The Guardian - 1d -
World's largest iceberg runs aground off remote island
The iceberg appears to be stuck and may start breaking up near the island of South Georgia.BBC News - 1d -
Socialite James Stunt cleared in one of UK’s largest money-laundering prosecutions
Four other defendants found guilty after court hears of carrier bags containing ‘hundreds of thousands of pounds’Financial Times - 1d -
World's largest and oldest iceberg runs aground near remote penguin island
The iceberg A23a has run aground in the shallow waters off of South Georgia, a remote British territory in the Southern Atlantic, researchers say.CBS News - 1d -
MLB Park Factors: Pitcher's parks that will affect your fantasy baseball teams in 2025
Fantasy baseball analyst Dalton Del Don unveils his Park Factor findings for 2025.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 20 -
MLB Park Factors that will affect your fantasy baseball hitters in 2025
Fantasy baseball analyst Dalton Del Don unveils his Park Factor findings for 2025.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 20 -
Trump job cuts could throw national parks and forests into 'staffing chaos'
The only locksmith at Yosemite National Park in California, the sole EMT ranger at neighboring Devils Postpile National Monument, an experienced sled dog musher in Alaska’s Denali National Park.NBC News - Feb. 21 -
Fired Park Rangers Try to ‘Open Some Hearts’ on Social Media
Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about their firings and share their love of the National Park Service.The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
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New plant species discovered at Big Bend National Park in Texas
The Wooly Devil, or Ovicula biradiata, was first spotted by botany volunteer Deb Manley and a park ranger in Big Bend National Park in Texas in March 2024.CBS News - Feb. 24 -
Jury selection begins in trial of 2022 Highland Park parade shooting suspect
Jury selection is underway in the trial of a man accused of shooting and killing seven people and wounding dozens more after he opened fire on a Fourth of July 2022 parade in Illinois. Prosecutors ...CBS News - Feb. 24
