We traveled the globe to uncover the stories behind some of the world's most expensive items, from natural latex mattresses and bespoke dress shoes to handmade calligraphy ink and ancient Tyrian purple dye.
Kim Jong Un announced his plans to prioritize nuclear weapons at the launch of North Korea's "tactical nuclear attack submarine."
A Russian missile strike killed 17 people at an outdoor market just hours after Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Kyiv and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The secretary of state announced more than $1 billion in new US aid for Ukraine.
Hanji is traditional Korean paper made by hand one sheet at a time. Artisans turn the weblike fibers of paper mulberry trees into paper that can last more than a thousand years. The most expensive hanji costs over $20 per sheet. But despite hanji's quality, demand is in decline.
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio faces a 22-year sentence for planning the January 6 insurrection. An interview with Tarrio from Election Day 2020 seemingly foreshadowed what would happen three years later.
After a four-year legal battle, demolition began this week on Peru's "Wall of Shame" between rich and poor neighborhoods. On one side are multimillion-dollar mansions with swimming pools. On the other are crowded slums where residents have had to build up the hillside.
Hate to break it to you, but your truffle oil wasn't made from truffles. Your vanilla extract? Well, that's probably just a lab-made derivative of crude oil. And your shaker of Parmesan cheese? It probably has wood pulp inside.
The Eris coronavirus variant has been spreading at an increasing rate, and scientists are noticing a pattern during the warmer months. Here's what we know about the variants spreading in the US this summer.
Mitch McConnell appeared confused and disoriented when he froze during a press conference in Kentucky. The episode was similar to a July 26 incident in which the Senator also struggled to answer reporters' questions and was escorted out by aides.
Golden kiwis are a pricey kiwi variety known for their yellow flesh and sweet taste. Created by Zespri, New Zealand's kiwifruit cooperative, golden kiwis saved the island nation's local kiwi industry after a disease destroyed most of its kiwi orchards back in 2010.