European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde receives about 140,000 euros ($165,466) a year as a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) board member despite an ECB ban on third-party payments ...

The first known occupants of the Virgin Islands were small nomadic bands of Amerindian fishermen. They were Archaic people ...

Starsand Island, a new farming and life sim from Sparkle Lab, is about to enter early access on two platforms. People on PC and the Xbox Series X will get to start playing it on February 11, 2026.

Starsand Island gets a new trailer and an early access release date announcement. Take another look at the charming world of Starsand Island in this latest trailer for the upcoming RPG sim. The new ...

Developer Seed Sparkle Lab announced the life and farming simulation game, Starsand Island, will launch in Early Access for the Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam on February 11. The full release is ...

Though it may seem like we just had a big life sim release in Heartopia, 2026 actually has more than one highly-anticipated release in that particular subgenre of cozy game. The next big one on the ...

Copilot should be ahead of the competition—it comes pinned to the taskbar on every Windows PC. But I keep bouncing off it, and I’m not alone. AI-positive Windows users are largely going out of their ...

Starsand Island’s Early Access build already comes with a surprisingly deep sandbox. You play as a former city resident returning to a childhood island, free to shape your new life however you want.

A New Zealand cave has revealed million-year-old fossils, including 12 ancient bird species and four frog species. Experts believe the discovery shows how drastically New Zealand’s forest culture has ...

Many people in the Faroe Islands, a tiny archipelago in the North Atlantic, want to be their own state. The crisis over Greenland, Denmark’s other territory, has complicated that, for now. Many people ...

A 15-year-old Long Island boy has been missing for more than two weeks after he left school and traveled into New York City, officers said. He was last seen on surveillance video at Grand Central ...

Spoiler alert: This story includes details from the latest episode of HBO's "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms." "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," with its latest episode, gave viewers a twist no one saw ...