A lot happened in 2021. Some of it broke world records, inspired creativity and revealed wonder. Guinness World Records told USA TODAY as of September 2021 there were 58,000 verified entries this year ...

The 10 most expensive weather disasters worldwide this year caused more than $170 billion in damage, $20 billion more than in 2020, a British aid group said Monday. Each year, U.K. charity Christian ...

The Worst Person in the World (2021) doesn’t revolve around a villain. Instead, it follows the journey of a charmingly flawed heroine named Julie. Renate Reinsve has portrayed the role for over four ...

This year’s Miss World competition, scheduled to take place Thursday in Puerto Rico, has been postponed after multiple people linked to the event – including 23 of the 97 contestants – tested positive ...

While many people, fearing the virus, continued to stay close to home, photographers traveled the world, documenting the world’s turmoil and triumphs. Scroll left and right to explore the image While ...

It has been a year of major protests and unrest — 2021 began with a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and ended with hundreds of thousands demanding civilian rule in Sudan. The pandemic fueled ...

The "World's Most Admired" women of 2021 have been named in a new global survey. YouGov, a British-based pollster, compiled the top 20 living women after polling more than 42,000 people across 38 ...