There was no siren, no broadcast, no final warning. A ginormous undersea earthquake created one of the worst natural disasters of our time, hurtling a 50m wave to unprepared communities along the ...

Researchers studying a massive landslide in Alaska have detected strange seasonal seismic pulses caused by water freezing and thawing in rock cracks. These faint signals could become an important ...

Boxing Day sales are usually loud, bloated, and full of discounts of the "quotation mark kind" that look better than they feel, so I went in deliberately picky this time. I've ignored the filler, ...

Black Friday offers massive discounts on a host of products, but you don't have to wait until the next one to save big. From Boxing Day to Prime Day 2026, we investigate which is the next best sales ...

The origin of the name “Boxing Day” varies, but it was first used in print in 1833, four years before Charles Dickes referred to it in “The Pickwick Papers,” according to History. Some believe it ...

The day after Christmas is often a holiday for many people, prompting questions about whether retailers and services such as banks and the stock market are open on Dec. 26. The issue is complicated by ...

LONDON — In Britain and other countries like Australia and Canada, the day after Christmas is a secular national holiday known as Boxing Day. Here’s a brief look at some theories about how the holiday ...

U.S. stock markets will close early at 1 p.m. ET on Christmas Eve. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be closed on Christmas Day. International markets, including those in London and Hong ...

The big British shopping holiday of “Boxing Day” is now taking off in the US. The phrase originally referred to a tradition of giving small gifts to employees or tradespeople after Christmas. In the ...

Christmas Day means no work and no school for millions across the United States, but what about the day after? President Donald Trump signed an executive order proclaiming Dec. 26 (as well as ...