Explore More WASHINGTON — As anxieties grow over US airspace security in recent weeks, the military intercepted eight Russian fighter jets near Alaska in two separate incidents this week, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said Thursday.
The first group of four Russian aircraft — which included a Tupolev TU-95 BEAR-H strategic bomber and SU-30 and SU-35 fighter jets — approached the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Monday, followed by a second quartet a day later, NORAD said in a statement. Read More...
By Riyah CollinsBBC Newsbeat
Getty ImagesBillie Eilish said she didn't really believe in the concept of coming out during the Variety interviewBillie Eilish has asked people to stop discussing her sexuality as she accused a magazine of "outing" her.
The Bad Guy singer suggested she was attracted to women in a recent cover interview for US outlet Variety.
And at the magazine's Hitmakers awards over the weekend, Billie was asked on-camera if she had meant to come out. Read More...
Mt. Fuji towers over Edo streetlife. After becoming supreme ruler in the late 16th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu moved Japan's capitol to Edo, (now known as Tokyo) transforming the sleepy fishing village into the country's premier political and economic center. Ieyasu and his heirs forced the country's daimyo lords to finance the expansion of Edo, and to live in the city during part of every other year. The new construction of the city and the vast number of samurai in need of goods and pleasurable pursuits lured merchants, craftsmen and entertainers from all over Japan, and by the 17th century, the population had surpassed a million, making Edo one of the largest cities in the world. Read More...