Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and…
Derrick Rose, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by his hometown Chicago Bulls and the league’s MVP in 2011, announced his retirement on Thursday, September 26, 2024. He was, and still is, the…
WASHINGTON — Taylor Swift, one of the music industry’s biggest stars, endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after the debate ended on Tuesday night, September 10, 2024. READ MORE: US election debate: Harris, Trump detail their starkly…
PHILADELPHIA — Sparring on politics and personality, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump showcased their starkly different visions for the country on abortion, immigration and American democracy as they met for the first time Tuesday, September 10, 2024, for perhaps…
The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people’s bodies, according to a new study that also said more…
As the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that mpox is a global health emergency, it is just fitting to be informed about the symptoms of this virus. Mpox, also known as monkeypox, was first identified by scientists…
TAIPEI, Taiwan— Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided at sea, damaging at least two boats, in an encounter early Monday, August 19, 2024, near a new flashpoint in their increasingly alarming confrontations in the disputed South…
LONDON— The World Health Organization declared Wednesday, August 14, 2024, that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders. The announcement by WHO director-general…
Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a star in groundbreaking movies by her director husband, John Cassavetes, and who later charmed…
RIO DE JANEIRO— Arianne Risso worked every day to help her patients battle cancer. That made it all the more heart wrenching when her life — along with that of seven other doctors — ended abruptly in…
PARIS — Women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics has highlighted the complexity of drafting and enforcing sex eligibility rules for women’s sports and how athletes like Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan are left vulnerable in the fallout.…
PARIS–Julia Szeremeta of Poland rallied with a dominant third round for a 4:1 victory over Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines in the semifinals of the women’s featherweight division of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.…
