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From the Himalayas to the Andes, mountains have inspired and awed us for thousands of years. Humans have ascribed all sorts of mythologies and metaphors to these jagged geological features. But while Everest or Kilimanjaro may ring a bell, do you know the meaning behind their names? Today’s infographic from Alan’s Factory Outlet sorts the …

A statement from North Korea’s embassy in Moscow observing the 70th anniversary of the still-ongoing Korean War this weekend threatened a “sensational event” leading to the destruction of the United States. North Korea routinely threatened nuclear attacks on America for much of the past decade, peaking in intensity around 2016-2017. Pyongyang’s communist regime issued many …

Country singers Carly Pearce and Michael Ray are divorcing after less than a year of marriage, Page Six can confirm. “This was a hard decision [for Pearce],” People magazine quotes a source as saying  of the split. “It wasn’t something she wanted to have to do. This hasn’t been a quarantine realization — it was …

Animated kids flick “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” will bypass movie theaters and instead debut on premium video-on-demand early next year. The upcoming release from Paramount and Nickelodeon earlier had been slated to hit the silver screen on Aug. 7, and was among the first batch of Hollywood movies scheduled to play in …

Live Nation announced a drive-in concert series for July as coronavirus lockdowns have canceled arena shows and music festivals nationwide this summer. The LA-based promoter said Monday it will launch “Live from the Drive-In,” a set of nine shows headlined by country singer Brad Paisley to take place July 10-12 in Nashville, Tenn.; Maryland Heights, …

Carrie Underwood celebrated the first day of summer in style. The “Cry Pretty” singer, 37, showed off her toned body in a new bikini selfie on Saturday, wearing a design from her own Calia by Carrie bathing suit and activewear line. Sporting a black and white patterned look ($45 for top, $35 for bottom), Underwood …

The $2.1 billion that went missing from Wirecard’s accounts likely never existed in the first place, the German payments processor said Monday as a massive financial scandal engulfed the company. Wirecard admitted last week that it couldn’t confirm the existence of some 1.9 billion euros attributed to its bank trust accounts last year. But the …

An executive from Snapchat’s parent company apologized for a controversial Juneteenth filter that slipped through the company’s review processes despite input from black employees. Oona King, the vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion of Snap, shot down allegations that the company launched the filter asking users to smile to “break the chains of slavery” …

United Nations “experts” slammed President Donald Trump’s call to label Antifa as a terrorist organisation, claiming it will undermine Antifa’s right of “peaceful assembly” — despite many instances of violence by the far-left anarcho-communist group. On Friday, the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) posted the flag of Antifa on their official Twitter account, saying …

A study by university teams in Denmark and Greece strongly advises covering your head while working in the sun. Those tempted to set up office in the garden as temperatures soar should think twice – or put a hat on, new research suggests. The study shows sunshine could diminish brain power, making it harder to make …