60 years after Cuba crisis, nuclear war suddenly thinkable again
For 60 years, the Cuban missile crisis has loomed both as a frightening lesson on how close the world came to nuclear doomsday -- and how skillful leadership averted it.
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Spalletti ignites old passions and rivalries as Napoli visit Roma
Luciano Spalletti returns to his old patch on Sunday night when his rampaging Napoli team take on Roma, where he is the central figure in one of Italian football's most enduring love-hate relationships.
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EU leaders struggle for common ground on energy prices
EU leaders will debate how to handle Europe's energy shock Thursday, with capitals at loggerheads over imposing a cap on gas prices pushed skywards by the war in Ukraine.
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Politics and football: Brazil election edition
Many dribble around the question, but the few Brazilian footballers who have taken sides in the country's polarizing presidential election have mostly backed far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
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Brazil jersey hostage to politics a month from World Cup
Every four years, there is an explosion of green and yellow in Julio Cesar Freitas's neighborhood as locals cover the streets in the colors of the Brazilian flag.
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Cold weather brings tougher conditions to fighting in Ukraine
The approach of winter will bring tougher conditions to Ukraine including heavy mud, snow and freezing cold that will make operations more difficult for both sides in the war.
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How gaming firm Ubisoft mashed 'Rabbids' into 'Mario' world
It took 300 staff working in five cities about five years, but the second edition of one of the most ambitious mash-ups in video games is set to arrive on Thursday -- "Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope".
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Robotic suit gives paralyzed children gift of walking
Wearing a robotic exoskeleton designed specially for children, an eight-year-old boy with cerebral palsy walked through a therapy room in Mexico City, smiling triumphantly at the once-unthinkable feat.
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Polar bear hell: An ice pack that keeps receding
Sprawled on rocky ground far from sea ice, a lone Canadian polar bear sits under a dazzling sun, his white fur useless as camouflage.
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Tesla quarterly profit jumps, but revenues miss estimates
Tesla reported Wednesday another quarter of sparkling earnings growth, but shares fell amid questions over the resilience of electric vehicle demand, CEO Elon Musk's embattled Twitter transaction and other issues.
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