Winners of the 2024 World Press Photo Contest
The winning entries of the annual World Press Photo Contest have just been announced. This year, according to organizers, 61,062 images were submitted for judging, made by 3,851 photographers from 130 different countries. World Press Photo was once again kind enough to share some of this year’s global and regional winners, gathered below.
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Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston struck by barge, causing portion to collapse: officials A large barge crashed into the Pelican Island Bridge in Texas Wednesday morning causing a section of the bridge, including railroad tracks, to smash down onto the barge, Fox 7 Austin reports.foxnews.com
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Nevada wildlife mystery solved, suspected wolves were actually coyotes After animals spotted from a helicopter over Nevada were suspected to be wolves, extensive DNA testing of hair, scat and urine samples proved that they were just coyotes.foxnews.com
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Michigan county plagued by 'burglary tourism' as foreign crime gangs abuse US visa waiver program Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard joined "Fox & Friends" to discuss how Chilean nationals are expertly ransacking homes throughout his community.foxnews.com
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New School anti-Israel protesters, faculty occupy campus building in NYC: report The occupation of the New School's Welcome Center in Manhattan comes as two anti-Israel encampments have been ongoing at The New School – one led by students, and the other by faculty.foxnews.com
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Psychologists Reveal New Predictor of Autism in 6-Month-Olds The findings focus on children who are at a higher risk of developing autistic traits and may support earlier diagnoses for these high-risk groups.newsweek.com
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COVID Face Masks Didn't Stop Infections After First Omicron Wave—Report "After the first wave of Omicron, there was no significant difference in people always wearing a mask from those never wearing them," experts told Newsweek.newsweek.com
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Primaries show Biden and Trump lack support of key constituents As they prepare to debate next month, President Biden and Donald Trump are exhibiting signs of weakness in their 2024 election rematch – both struggle to lock up their base voters.foxnews.com
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Michael Cohen's 'hatred' for Trump will be 'bonanza' for defense: CNN analyst CNN legal analyst Elie Honig sounded the alarm on Michael Cohen's pure hatred for Donald Trump on Tuesday and suggested it might help the defense.foxnews.com
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Drowning Deaths in US Suddenly Spike The increase was particularly notable among young children, for whom drowning is already the leading cause of death.newsweek.com
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Florida Muslim School Accused of Training 'Future Terrorists' Now, a call to suspend Reviver Academy's eligibility for taxpayer funding and to conduct an investigation into the school.newsweek.com
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Cold War: On America's Remote Front Line with Russia Naveed Jamali, host of Newsweek's "Unconventional," spent 36 hours with the Alaska Army National Guard, embedding on a Chinook training mission and meeting the young women and men serving in one of the most strategically critical regions of the United States.newsweek.com
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Fact Check: Has California Spent $11 Billion on High-Speed Rail Stretch? Dogecoin creator Billy Markus alleged that a section of track cost $11 billion over the course of nine years.newsweek.com
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Woman Too Sick to Get Out of Bed for Water, but She Has a Dog: 'Best Nurse' The Australian shepherd happily obliged, running out of the room to get his owner water.newsweek.com
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Homeowner's $1 Million Airbnb Burns Down While Guests on Hike Guests had left for a walk when a fire damaged the property.newsweek.com
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Bella Hadid Gives Candid Opinion on Sister Gigi's BFF Taylor Swift Bella Hadid shared her own opinion about her sister's friend Taylor Swift.newsweek.com
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Florida man survives shark attack after 'apex predator' pulls him underwater, narrowly misses femoral artery Marlin Wakeman, 24, fell into a "shark den" after misjudging a jump on a Bahamas dock last month, with one bite narrowly missing his femoral artery, a doctor said.foxnews.com
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‘The Simpsons’ Star Harry Shearer Says Fans Think His Character Has Been “Affected” Since Getting Replaced By Black Voice Actor: “Folk Say The Show Has Become Woke” Shearer joined The Simpsons in 1989 and was recast in 2020.nypost.com
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Body found at Grand Canyon ID’d as man who went missing with dog on homemade raft The National Park Service said a body that washed up on the banks of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon is an Arizona man who disappeared on a homemade raft with his dog last month.nypost.com
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Take a crime prevention class or go to jail: Westchester DA’s scathing rebuke of anti-Israel college protesters Westchester County prosecutors said SUNY Purchase protesters can avoid jail time if they agree to enroll in a three-hour crime prevention course to settle the criminal charges against them.nypost.com
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‘The day after’ is the hard question in Gaza. Yoav Gallant is working on the answer. U.S. officials see the Israeli defense minister as the key problem-solver in how to end the war in Gaza.washingtonpost.com
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Barge crashes into Texas bridge, causing oil spill, road and rail closures A barge hit a bridge in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, spilling oil into surrounding waters and closing the only road to a small island, officials said.nypost.com
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Marilyn Monroe lookalike ‘can’t believe’ wild way lipstick was applied 80 years ago: ‘It actually works!!’ "Omggg this lipstick applicator is insane!!!" the retro makeup fan gushed online.nypost.com
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FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg apologizes for toxic workplace culture amid calls to resign Chairman Patrick McHenry argued Gruenberg would not tolerate similar behavior from bank executives at firms his agency oversees.nypost.com
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WATCH: Escaped cow proves tricky to lasso on busy street There was no stopping an escaped bovine that was spotted in Pennsylvania. It was having a ball running down the streets while someone tried and failed to lasso it.abcnews.go.com
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Wanda Sykes says people have confused her for Lenny Kravitz: ‘Twins!’ Wanda Sykes blamed Bourbon Street after she was mistaken for Lenny Kravitz twice in New Orleans.nypost.com
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New data reveals Illegal immigrants eluding Border Patrol spiked under Biden, surpassing predecessors The number of illegal immigrants evading Border Patrol as "gotaways" has skyrocketed under the Biden administration, new data obtained by Fox News shows.foxnews.com
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This fashion designer is ripping up New Yorkers’ coats and turning them into art A New York fashion designer is stopping people on the street, taking the clothes off their backs and tearing them apart — and people are begging to be next.nypost.com
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When Are the 2024 Presidential Debates? Here are the details about the scheduled presidential debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, including the dates, networks, and format.time.com
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Barge Hits Texas Bridge Causing Oil Spill: Everything We Know Texas A&M University at Galveston said: "The Pelican Island Bridge is closed to all traffic at this time due to a barge strike."newsweek.com
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Donald Trump May Have Broken His Gag Order Again Trump may be encouraging political supporters to say his words for him.newsweek.com
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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show will be revived this fall: ‘We’ve read the comments and heard you’ Has the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show re-earned its wings?nypost.com
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CDC data shows decrease in fatal overdoses across the US, but experts remain cautious The CDC has reported a decrease in fatal overdoses in the U.S. last year, marking the second annual decline since the onset of the national drug death epidemic.foxnews.com
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Health care costs up to 300% higher for privately insured patients than those with Medicare, report reveals Patients who have private insurance may end up paying significantly more for medical care compared to those who have public health insurance, such as Medicare, according to a report.foxnews.com
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McDonald’s confirms $5 value meals to lure back low-income customers after price hikes A McDonald's spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal that the $5 offering is part of a strategy to offer nationally advertised value deals.nypost.com
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Victoria’s Secret is bringing its controversial fashion show back to the runway The lingerie retailer announced it would be staging an updated version of its catwalk presentation after testing a streaming special last year.nypost.com
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New research estimates when first warm-blooded dinosaurs roamed the Earth The first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have lived about 180 million years ago, according to a new study published in the journal Current Biology.foxnews.com
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Police identify Steve Buscemi's alleged attacker a week after 'random act of violence' New York police are searching for the 50-year-old man who allegedly punched actor Steve Buscemi in the face last week. An investigation is ongoing.latimes.com
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Maine $1.35B Mega Millions winner called dad ‘dictator’ and ‘a–hole’— then cut him off: court docs “I told him … ‘You are not the son I knew,’” his dad wrote in the bombshell court filing.nypost.com
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NFL Schedule Leak: Chiefs, Steelers Added to Christmas Slate in New Netflix Streaming Deal The NFL Christmas games have been leaked. Both feature potential AFC Championship previews and will be streamed on Netflix.newsweek.com
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Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas amid Russian offensive President Volodymyr Zelensky postponed all of his upcoming foreign trips, underscoring the seriousness of the threat his soldiers face.latimes.com
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The Problem With ABC’s Choice of Golden Bachelorette The network’s casting decision betrays the show’s whole premise.slate.com
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Texas homeowner evicted aggressive goat, squatter from newly purchased property A San Antonio resident evicted a squatter from his newly purchased home. The squatter was the previous owner, and refused to leave upon her home being purchased.foxnews.com
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Rory McIlroy’s PGA Championship press conference starts with divorce warning News of McIlroy's divorce broke Tuesday — two days before the opening round of the 2024 PGA Championship.nypost.com
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New 'Wicked' Trailer Drops Today: 3 Key Things We Spotted The trailer for the highly-anticipated "Wicked" movie hitting theatres on Thanksgiving Day was released on Wednesday.newsweek.com
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Indiana boy, 10, kills himself after suffering horrific bullying — parents say they complained to school 20 times A 10-year-old Indiana boy killed himself after being bullied relentlessly at school, according to his family — who claim to have raised the alarm at least 20 times in the last year. Sammy Teusch, a fourth-grader at Greenfield Intermediate School, was bullied right up until the night he died by suicide on May 5, according...nypost.com
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink suffered brain-chip issues for years before problem with human implant: report The company knew from animal testing it had conducted ahead of its US approval last year that the wires might retract, and Neuralink deemed the risk low enough for a redesign not to be merited, sources said.nypost.com
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My Boyfriend Just Proposed His Favorite, “Forbidden” Role Play. It’s Hot But Terrifying. It's all a "game" but it feels like a risky one.slate.com
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Michael Cohen's Ex-Legal Adviser Accused of Jury Tampering As Cohen testifies this week in Trump's New York trial, lawyer Robert Costello was accused of tampering by a Democratic congressman.newsweek.com