If the competition were about size alone, the ostrich would take the crown as the world’s largest bird. Standing up to 2.7 meters (9 feet) tall and weighing as much as 150 kilograms (330 pounds ...

Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut, according to the ...