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Joey Chestnut, left, and Miki Sudo pose with 63 and 40 hot dogs respectively after winning the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in Coney Island on Monday.

Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo chow their way to victory in Nathan's hot dog eating contest

Chestnut took his 15th win at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, and Sudo made a decisive comeback to win the women's title.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walk in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, in April . Johnson may have been shown the door in Britain, but he remains a popular figure in Ukraine, where he is admired for his support for the country's effort to repel the Russian invasion.

Ukrainians have a special place in their hearts for Boris Johnson

While Britons might be happy to see their prime minister go, Ukrainians hold him in higher regard.

Macaco: Spanish Pop 'Fusion Without Confusion'

His pop songcraft mixes the international rhythms and polyglot languages of his native Barcelona. For Dani Carbonell, the voice and songwriting talent behind the band Macaco, musical fusion comes naturally.

<em>Under the Blacklight</em> is the fourth album by the Los Angeles-based Rilo Kiley.

Rilo Kiley Will Try to Love You

Jenny Lewis has the clear voice and honest melodicism of a guitar-strumming angel. But she is so good to look at and so forthright about her sexuality that some of Rilo Kiley's serious-minded natural audience suspect she is a pop starlet on the make, like Rihanna or the pitiable Britney Spears.

Cooking Contest Winner Offers 'Ungarnished Truth'

How do you begin to think of a dish that will wow judges' hearts and stomachs? If you're Ellie Mathews, winner of a $1 million prize in the Pillsbury Bake-Off, "it involves a fair amount of experimentation."

Learning to Read After Decades Brings Joy

Joe Buford, 63, has a high school diploma but kept a secret, even from his family: He couldn't read. He managed to fool others into thinking that he could. And he was terrified that his inability would be passed on to his kids.

The 'Pursuit Of Silence' In A World Full of Noise

Writer George Prochnik says there's plenty of evidence that noise can be harmful as well as annoying, with studies pointing to hearing loss — and even risks of higher blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. His new book, In Pursuit of Silence, is a study of noise in the modern world.

Pedestrians walk in front of a large video screen in Tokyo broadcasting a news report about North Korea's latest missile test that passed over Japan early Friday morning.

North Korea Fires Another Missile Over Japan

South Korean and Japanese officials say the latest missile flew over Hokkaido and fell into the ocean, and the South Korean military conducted a live-fire ballistic missile drill in response.

Kim Kardashian, who is charged with violating federal securities laws, has agreed to pay a $1 million fine to the S.E.C.

SEC charges Kim Kardashian for unlawfully touting crypto on her Instagram account

The reality TV star hawked a crypto token on her Instagram account without telling her hundreds of millions of followers she'd been paid to do so.

An artist's display sits outside the courthouse where Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison in June. The Manhattan courthouse was packed with Madoff's victims, who gave statements about how he affected their lives. One of them was Sheryl Weinstein, who claims she had an affair with Madoff.

Madoff Heads To Jail, And The Books Head To Stores

Six months after Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty to running a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, six books have already been published about the scandal. Four came out just last month. They cover much of the same ground — with some exceptions.

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