By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Florence Welch, the lead singer of Florence and the Machine, has revealed she underwent life-saving emergency surgery, forcing her to cancel live shows. “I had to have emergency surgery for reasons I don’t really feel strong enough to go into yet, but it saved my life,” the 37-year-old wrote
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 was never just another cold. We knew it was going to stick around and keep changing to try to get the upper hand on our immune systems. But we’ve changed, too. Our B cells and T cells, keepers of our immune memories, aren’t as blind to this virus as
Continue ReadingBy AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has summoned a Swiss diplomat over the apparent U.S. seizure of Iranian crude oil from a ship that sat for months off Texas. That’s according to remarks Monday from Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman. Meanwhile, ship-tracking data analyzed by The Associated Press showed
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trans-Siberian Orchestra will return this winter with a holiday tour called “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve.” The hybrid of heavy metal, classical music, theater production, pyrotechnics and laser lightshow will hit 62 cities and deliver 104 performances in both matinee and evening sets. It kicks
Continue ReadingBy Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Roberto Mancini was announced as the new head coach of Saudi Arabia’s men’s team on Sunday, just two weeks after resigning as manager of his native Italy. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Mancini wrote that he was “honored to be selected for such a prestigious
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s air traffic control system says it is experiencing a “technical issue” that could delay flights on Monday, the end of a holiday weekend and a busy day for air travel. National Air Traffic Services says it has “applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety” and that engineers are working to find
Continue ReadingBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran and Iraq have reached an agreement to disarm members of Iranian Kurdish dissident groups based in northern Iraq and relocate their members from their current bases. Iran has periodically launched strikes targeting members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Iran and other Iranian Kurdish dissident groups
Continue ReadingQUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A defense lawyer says a court in southwest Pakistan has quashed a sedition case against imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Monday’s ruling by a court in the southwestern city of Quetta was a sign of some relief for the former cricket hero-turned-politician who has been embroiled in over 150 cases
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say clashes have broken out between two U.S.-backed groups in eastern Syria, leaving three gunmen dead. Monday’s clashes between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the Deir el-Zour Military Council raise tensions in a region where hundreds of American troops are deployed. The clashes
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KUPIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — The thunder of mortar fire echoes in the distance as 5-year old David approaches his mother with an innocent request: Can he play with the baseball bat a relative gave him as a gift? Valeria Pototska rolls her eyes and tells her son no for the
Continue ReadingBy Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — As the checkered flag waved at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday to greet home favorite Max Verstappen over the finish line, the Formula One driver took another step towards history. The win in the Netherlands was Verstappen’s eleventh of the season and ninth in a row, drawing him
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Today marks 60 years since the March on Washington when Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his pivotal “I Have a Dream” speech on the National Mall. Around 250,000 people rallied for jobs and freedom that day on August 28, 1963. Decades later, many children who attended the march are
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Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El lanzamiento de un satélite revolucionario de Japón que revelará los objetos celestes bajo una nueva luz y que transporta el módulo de aterrizaje lunar “Moon Sniper” fue suspendido este domingo. Se esperaba el despegue a las 8:26 p.m. hora del este de EE.UU. de este domingo, o las 9:26 a.m.,
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Five people, including four children, have died and dozens have been rescued in two separate incidents involving migrant boats heading to Greek islands from nearby Turkish shores. Greek authorities say four children died and 18 people were rescued after a boat carrying migrants apparently sank off
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Taking on some degree of risk is a healthy part of making financial decisions, but it’s not always comfortable. To embrace smart risks, first ask yourself about the origin of the fear. It can even help to think through a worst-case scenario and how you would respond. Next, consider building
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — The New York Times found instant success with Wordle. Now it might have a new hit on its hands. A new puzzle called Connections is officially joining the newspaper’s portfolio of games this week, following a successful summer testing phase where it became the Times’ second-most
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT, EMILY SWANSON and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is “old” and “confused,” and former President Donald Trump is “corrupt” and “dishonest.” Those are among the top terms Americans use when they’re asked to describe the Democrat in the White House and the Republican best positioned to face
Continue Reading By Kaito Au, CNN (CNN) — In recent years, we’ve grown accustomed to the sight of Amazon vans and courier cars bringing packages to our doors. But according to consultancy firm McKinsey, the growth of e-commerce since the Covid pandemic has “put huge pressure on the last-mile delivery system” – the final stage of the
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A group that promotes the Cantonese language has shut down after Hong Kong authorities said an essay submitted to a literary competition three years ago violated the national security law. It’s the latest example of the city’s erosion of freedom of expression. Andrew Chan, chairperson of
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — A Russian-born Swedish citizen has been charged with collecting information for Russia’s military intelligence service GRU for almost a decade. Sweden’s Prosecution Authority said Monday that 60-year-old Sergey Skvortsov is accused of “gross illegal intelligence activities against Sweden and against a foreign power.” Prosecutor Henrik Olin later said the other foreign power
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