On Jan. 18, 1871, William of Prussia was declared the first German emperor.

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After 27 years without answers, Kentucky police have tied the unsolved homicide that haunted the Lexington department to a ...

Today we try to break 10 weird world records in 1 day! To get ready for this video, I put in countless minutes of training.

McIntosh is on the precipice of history, already owning three individual long course world records and with a realistic ...

Luke and Mike Bell, a father-son duo from South Africa, have reclaimed the Guinness World Record for the fastest quadcopter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: Guinness World Records Most Everest-related records are achieved at its peak, but the latest record-breaking feat took ...

It’s 11 a.m. on the first morning of 2026 in Birch Bay, Washington. There’s a sharp chill in the air. Driving down Birch Bay Drive, sporadic groups of people wrapped in towels, robes and sweatshirt ...

Retired CBS Philadelphia news anchor Jim Donovan's colorful footwear earned him the Guinness World Record for the largest ...

A British inventor said his tricked-out trash can that broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest wheelie bin can now ...

A New York prison guard accused of failing to intervene in the beating death of an inmate has pleaded guilty to reckless ...