Rajeev Dhir

One of the most dreaded days of the year is here: Friday the 13th....
While many of us might be quick to pull the covers back over our heads, what makes this such an unlucky day? No one really knows. In fact, there are a few different stories that could have played a part in making this one of the most...

When a child at J.J. Hill Montessori Magnet School couldn’t afford lunch, Philando Castile apparently never hesitated to pull out his wallet to pay for their meal. Now, a charity founded in honor of Castile, who was fatally shot by a police officer during a 2016 traffic stop, has successfully continued his efforts. The student lunch debt has been wiped...

A zookeeper is stepping in as an around-the-clock mother to an orphaned baby kangaroo at the Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton, North Dakota.

Nike’s first power-lacing sneaker is finally on sale, but most people hoping to get their hands on the futuristic shoe will need to head to New York City, at least for now. The Nike HyperAdapt 1.0 shoe, which mimics technology from the movie “Back to the Future II,” is only on sale so far at two stores in SoHo, for...

American gold medal winners Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles are featured on the cover of this week’s Sports Illustrated.

New Jersey state wildlife officials said they were looking to find homes for 92 ducks who were dumped at a mall in Secaucus.

A British runner has apologized for using a four-letter word to describe his performance at the men’s 400-meter preliminaries. Martyn Rooney, 29, was asked by a BBC reporter for his reaction after failing to qualify for the semifinals and finishing fifth in his heat. “Realizing you’re the second fastest loser at the moment,” the reporter said, “describe your frustration.” Rooney,...

The health of Usain Bolt has been a question as the showman enters his final Olympics nursing a sore hamstring.

Katie Ledecky won her third gold medal of the Rio Olympics Wednesday night, leading the United States to another win in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. She took over for the final leg with the U.S. almost a second behind Australia. She passed Tamsin Cook in the second 50-meter stretch and pulled away from there. Ledecky finished a staggering 1.84 seconds...

The U.S. team did not advance. The team took Wednesday’s match to the last minute when Nate Ebner sprinted from almost halfway to score a try in the right corner to make it 24-19, piling the pressure on Madison Hughes.

“The Girl from Ipanema” has won a gold medal in music streaming following the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics.

A winning ticket for Saturday’s $487 million Powerball jackpot was sold in New Hampshire, according to lottery officials, NBC News reported. The winning numbers were 11-17-21-23-32 and Powerball 5. Details on where the winning ticket was sold were not immediately available. The odds of buying the winning ticket were 1 in 292 million. Saturday’s jackpot was the nation’s fifth-largest lottery...

A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas on Saturday, and there did not appear to be any survivors, authorities said. Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration said the balloon was carrying at least 16 people and the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that it didn’t look...

Warning about a potential for high-fatality accidents, safety investigators recommended two years ago that the Federal Aviation Administration impose greater oversight on hot air balloon operators, government documents show. The FAA rejected those recommendations. A hot air balloon with 16 people aboard crashed Saturday in Central Texas. Authorities say it’s unlikely anyone survived. It was not immediately known whether it...

A hot air balloon crashed and caught fire Saturday morning in Lockhart, Texas, about 30 miles outside of Austin. Authorities say it’s unlikely the people on board, believed to be at least 16, survived. Click through to read about some of the worst accidents involving recreational hot air balloons.

No one has matched the jackpot-winning numbers in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, and the prize has increased to an estimated $478 million. The next drawing will be Saturday. Nearly three months have passed without a winner of the big prize. If anyone matches the five balls and red Powerball in the drawing, it will be the game’s first jackpot winner...

You have the right to remain starstruck: It’s Vice President Joe Biden on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”

No one matched the jackpot-winning numbers in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, but one lucky person in Arlington, Virginia, is $1 million richer.

Ninety-two ducks were dumped in New Jersey and are now in need of a home, according to officials.