Some animals appear to smile. But the emotion behind the smile can be tricky to decipher.

LONDON (AP) — Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year.

Hunter Biden was convicted earlier this year on federal gun and tax charges.

Oil prices rose in early European trade, supported by Chinese factory activity growth and expectations that OPEC+ will further delay its planned output hike at a meeting this week.

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