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Why is a music festival causing controversy in Goa?
The Sunburn festival, scheduled in South Goa in December 2024, sees opposition over relocation, tic…
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Turkey's opposition party just won the local elections. It could prompt a change in the country's relationship with Russia.
Turkish opposition's win over Erdoğan's AK Party may dampen the president's prestige and influence …
Huileng Tan
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Kamala Harris has an ambitious plan to build 3 million new homes. She'll have to get through Congress and local NIMBYs first.
The Harris campaign is making boosting the supply of homes central to its response to the housing c…
Eliza Relman
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Japan has ordered its residents to laugh at least once a day; the opposition thinks its human rights violation
This unusual ordinance, enacted last week, is based on a Yamagata University study that suggests la…
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Russia inexplicably dropped another 3 bombs on its own territory, bringing its total reported self-bombings to 103 this year, opposition media says
Russia has previously admitted to accidentally deploying munitions on its own territories, particul…
Matthew Loh
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Local senators slam FAA bill provision that would add long-haul flights to a key DC-area airport and benefit lawmakers: 'Ridiculous and dangerous'
On Monday, congressional negotiators put forward a FAA reauthorization that would add long-haul slo…
John L. Dorman
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A man was overweight, depressed, and unhealthy. Doing a 'year of the opposite' changed everything.
Travis Stoliker was tired of waking up feeling sad every day. After his "year of the opposite," he …
Rachel Hosie
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TikTok's opposite approach to Instagram is winning the social media race.
Instagram is in its flop era, going the way of its sister company Facebook. And the platform really…
Diamond Naga Siu
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A 22-year-old American veteran moved onto a cattle ranch in rural Australia to live a slower life. The only catch? Understanding the locals.
So far, Presten Boydstun has learned "lappy" is laptop, "hoon" is a reckless driver, "fanging" is …
Geoff Weiss
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London puts in tighter restrictions as three-tier COVID-19 lockdown faces backlash in some areas
"Ultimately we need to take action; we can't have a situation as we have seen in Manchester w…
PTI
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McDonald's says it will remove a McCrispy ad opposite a crematorium that's been called 'tasteless'
The fast food chain said it was "unaware" of the sign next to the bus shelter and has asked for its…
Jyoti Mann
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China keeps insisting its real estate market is not in a crisis even as just about every sign points to the opposite
The IMF recently said China's real-estate issue needs "further action," and developers just recorde…
Huileng Tan
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The best ways to get to and around Portland, Oregon, according to a local
Read a local's tips on the best options for traveling throughout Portland, Oregon, including car an…
Jules Rogers
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A WNBA star dressed up in a Santa suit shocked unsuspecting men by delivering 'Christmas buckets' in a local pickup game
Referring to herself as Mrs. Claus, Minnesota Lynx star Aerial Powers smoked her unsuspecting oppon…
Meredith Cash
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Donald Trump to open a new golf course named after his mother in Scotland despite opposition from conservationists and local residents
The 18-hole course will be called "MacLeod" in honor of Trump's mother, Mary MacLeod, who was from …
Naina Bhardwaj
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A TikToker traveled to Malaysia and posted videos challenging misconceptions about the country. They went so viral he now feels like a local celebrity.
Alwin GC is a travel TikToker who documented his trip to Malaysia in August 2022. His videos blew u…
Charissa Cheong
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The NRA and the House Freedom Caucus announced their opposition to the bipartisan Senate gun bill less than an hour after it was released
14 Republican senators voted to advance the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which will enact the …
Bryan Metzger
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Wakefield's by-election, where the Conservatives are haunted by a ghost and locals complain about bus strikes
Insider spent two days in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, speaking to the main contenders which Labour s…
Henry Dyer
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Massive protests erupted in Putin's hometown of St. Petersburg as Russians voice opposition to war in Ukraine
Videos posted to Twitter show a sea of people in St. Petersburg demonstrating against Russia's inva…
Jake Epstein
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Miami's mayor says people are flocking to Florida because its low taxes are the opposite of 'the socialist model' seen in New York and California
Francis Suarez wrote in the WSJ that "socialist" policies like lower taxes bring people to Florida.…