New cruise ships and new ways to experience favorite destinations top our list of 2026's best family vacation ideas.

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

HOBART, Australia — Handicap honors in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race have changed hands after the French-crewed original first-place yacht was penalized for breaking rules relating to sail use.

Spray, speed and a sprint to Antigua as trade winds supercharge RORC Transatlantic Race The trade winds have turned the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race into a high-speed Atlantic charge, producing ...

A terracotta figurine in the form of a pig was made in Egypt around 3000 b.c., during the Early Dynastic period. Pork accounts for more than a third of the world’s meat, making pigs among the planet’s ...