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Cyclists enjoy a ride on Chicago's Lakefront Trail on a recent evening. Biking there and all across the country is up significantly during the pandemic.

The Pandemic Is Changing How People Get Around

Among the things the coronavirus pandemic is changing is how people get around. People are walking, biking and driving more, but using buses, trains and Uber less.

Íngrid Olderöck was an officer of the Carabineros, the Chilean police, during the country's dictatorship.

The Oscar-nominated short 'Bestia' highlights an exciting time for Chilean animation

For the second time in history, Chile is a contender for a short film animation Oscar. This nomination is the latest milestone in what has been a gripping time for the country's animation industry.

A girl poses for a portrait while standing next to a cow in Nakaprit on Feb. 15, 2020. Nakaprit is home to traditional pastorialists who depend on their cattle for survival and with the threat of locust invasions, locals are worried the vegetation will be destroyed and their cows wont be able to feed.

Remembering Sumy Sadurni: A photographer known for capturing essence of East Africa

On Monday night, photojournalist Sumy Sadurni was killed in a car accident. She is remembered for her powerful coverage of the East Africa region.

Astronaut and geologist Harrison Schmitt is seen in the Lunar Roving Vehicle during NASA's Apollo 17 mission on Dec. 13, 1972. A lunar soil sample collected on the mission has remained sealed until now.

NASA is just now opening a vacuum-sealed sample it took from the moon 50 years ago

Astronauts hammered collection tubes into the lunar surface on the last Apollo mission to the moon. Now a sample is being carefully pierced open — to be analyzed by today's latest tech.

Apple on Tuesday announced it has paused all sales in Russia following officials in Ukraine urging the tech giant to isolate Russia in light of the invasion of Ukraine.

Apple pauses sales in Russia and stops all exports

In the most dramatic step a Big Tech company has taken against Russia, Apple says Russians will no longer be able to purchase Apple merchandise and access to Apple Pay is also restricted.

Erin Jackson skates to victory to win the gold medal during the Women's 500m on day nine of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 13, 2022 in Beijing.

Erin Jackson takes gold for the U.S. in women's 500 meter speed skating

Jackson became the first Black woman to medal in speed skating at a winter Olympics, and the first American woman to win the competition since 1994.

The Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis painted a banner on its building the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

U.S. Russian cultural organizations fear boycotts over the war

Some U.S.-based institutions have publicly denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine to show they don't represent the Russian government.

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies at 50

The longtime drummer for the megaplatinum band has died. On Saturday, Colombian officials released a statement, saying they found evidence of 10 types of substances in Hawkins' body.

Jon Miller sits in his bedroom with his dog, Carlos, whom he received as a present for successfully completing cancer treatment a decade ago. Miller sustained severe brain damage, and requires the help of home health aides to continue living in his home.

A shortage of health aides is forcing out those who wish to get care at home

Home health care workers are among the lowest paid, shifting the burden of long-term care to aging and overstressed family members or assisted living centers, which are often understaffed themselves.

Clockwise from top left: Amber Ruffin, Cristela Alonzo, Trevor Noah, Ali Wong, Roy Wood Jr. and Hasan Minhaj could be successors to James Corden on <em>The Late Late Show.</em>

It's time for a non-white host of 'The Late Late Show'. Here's our critic's shortlist

Ali Wong, Roy Wood Jr., Amber Ruffin and Hasan Minhaj are all on this critic's shortlist of candidates for the job.

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