Former Rep. Billy Long, who was nominated by President Donald Trump to be ambassador to Iceland, has apologized after privately joking to House lawmakers that the Arctic island would become the "52nd ...

Former Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.), President Trump’s pick to be the U.S. ambassador to Iceland, on Thursday apologized for joking about Iceland becoming the 52nd state with himself as governor. “There ...

Thousands sign petition calling on Iceland’s foreign minister to reject Trump ally Billy Long’s nomination Thousands of people have signed a petition expressing anger after Donald Trump’s nominee for ...

The government of Iceland says it is demanding answers from the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Iceland, Billy Long, reportedly joked about the European ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For adrenaline seekers, Iceland’s Katla Ice Cave should be on the to-do list - Jo Hurford/Alamy Stock Photo From the city of ...

The formation of a new island off Iceland following a volcanic eruption. Canada's Florida boycott 'taking effect' on Donald Trump—Doug Ford Late-night hosts react to Rob Reiner's death, slam Trump's ...

TOPSHOT - A local resident watch smoke billow as the lava colour the night sky orange from an volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula 3 km north of Grindavik, western Iceland on December 18, 2023 ...

There are over 3,500 species of mosquitoes. It’s nearly impossible to estimate how many individual mosquitoes there are worldwide. Estimates range from 110 trillion to over a quadrillion. Mosquitoes ...

In November 2025, a rumor about a project to help homeless people in Iceland spread over Facebook (archived), getting tens of thousands of likes and shares within a couple of days. According to the ...

When Surtsey erupted from the sea in 1963, it became a living experiment in how life begins anew. Decades later, scientists discovered that the plants colonizing this young island weren’t carried by ...