Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell dead at 56

09/05/2023

Steve Harwell, a founding member and former leader of the US rock band Smash Mouth, known for its hit songs “All Star” and “Walkin’ on the Sun,” died Monday, September 4, 2023, at age 56, his agent…

FIBA World Cup: Kerr warns US to sharpen up after losing to Lithuania  

09/04/2023

Manila—Head coach Steve Kerr said the US would have to sharpen up after they suffered their first loss of the FIBA World Cup on Sunday, going down to Lithuania but still advancing to the quarterfinals. The US launched…

US Open: Zhang makes history in booting out Ruud  

08/31/2023

NEW YORK—Zhang Zhizhen sent fifth seed Casper Ruud crashing out of the US Open on Wednesday, creating tennis history by becoming the first man from China to beat a top-five player. The 26-year-old from Shanghai — ranked 67th in…

7.1-magnitude earthquake hits Bali 

08/29/2023

A strong, deep 7.1-magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks rattled Bali and other Indonesian islands on Tuesday, August 29, the USGS reported, sending panicked tourists into the streets but causing no major damage. The quake struck at a…

Rihanna gives birth to second child

08/22/2023

Rihanna has given birth to a baby boy, her second child with rapper A$AP Rocky, a report said Monday. The music megastar and beauty entrepreneur became a mother for the second time at the start of month, entertainment…

Man in Australia sentenced for mailing feces, urine to Hollywood stars

08/16/2023

SYDNEY, Australia—A man in Australia who sent his feces and urine to Hollywood actors Leonardo Di Caprio and Jared Leto was sentenced on Wednesday to a two-year good-behavior bond. Veronica Grey sent parcels from post offices around…

Pope Francis’ vigil in Portugal draws 1.5 million pilgrims

08/06/2023

LISBON, Portugal – A sea of 1.5 million pilgrims packed a riverside park near Lisbon on Saturday for a vigil held by Pope Francis as part of a global Catholic youth festival. Worshippers cheered as the 86-year-old…

Dog makes epic trek across Switzerland

08/06/2023

GENEVA — An escaped border terrier named Lucky made an epic journey across Switzerland on the eve of the country’s national holiday, media reported Friday. She was left by her owners in kennels in Bern canton, but…

South Korean couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood

08/04/2023

South Korea has spent billions of dollars on policies to boost its birth rate. But when Kim Kyu-jin and her wife wanted to have a baby, they had to fly to Belgium. Legally, South Korea considers Kim…

Randy Meisner, Eagles co-founder, dies aged 77

07/28/2023

Randy Meisner, a founding member of chart-topping rock band the Eagles, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 77, the group said Thursday, July 27. His passing on Wednesday night due to complications from chronic…

Cessna plane crashes in Poland; Five killed

07/18/2023

Warsaw, Poland—A small plane crashed into a hangar at an airfield near Warsaw on Monday, killing five people, officials said. Rescuers said three people were aboard the plane when it collided with the corrugated iron hangar, where 13…

‘Oppressive’ heat wave scorches US west and south

07/17/2023

Swaths of the United States home to more than 80 million people were under heat warnings or advisories Sunday, as relentless, record-breaking temperatures continued to bake western and southern states. The National Weather Service (NWS) warned of…

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