Leo Sands

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of King Charles III, was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of committing misconduct in public office, months after being stripped of his titles and forced out of his longtime residence over ties to Jeff... See more

Deep in the New Zealand forest, the booming thud of the kākāpō’s ancient mating ritual sounds more like a bass speaker than birdsong. What’s more, it risks falling silent forever. This sound comes from no ordinary green bird. The astonishingly rare kākāpō... See more

Skip to content Lawmaker sues to stop Trump from adding name to Kennedy Center A Democratic congresswoman sued the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees Monday to stop it from adding the president’s name to the institution, arguing that only Congress has the... See more

Skip to content Betty Reid Soskin, 104, oldest U.S. park ranger, has died She relayed firsthand accounts of segregation as a Black woman on the World War II home front. Betty Reid Soskin, who served as the nation’s oldest park ranger and relayed firsthand... See more

The first kiss in history probably took place over 16.9 million years ago — long before humans even existed, a new study suggests. Despite its popularity in many cultures among lovers, family members and friends, kissing has long perplexed evolutionary bi... See more