‘Spider-Man’ swings back to top of the box office
(AFP) Jostling for the top three spots in North American theaters this weekend were the...
Rapper Young Thug releases album from jail
(AFP) Young Thug fans awoke Friday to a new album from the Atlanta rapper, who is embroiled in a sprawling...
Pence throws down gauntlet to Trump on abortion
(AFP) Mike Pence demanded Friday that every US Republican presidential hopeful back a nationwide abortion ban at 15 weeks or...
US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Biden admin immigration policy
(AFP) The US Supreme Court, in a victory for the Biden administration, on Friday upheld the federal government’s right to...
‘Profound grief’ for family of British-Pakistani father and son on Titanic sub
(AFP) The family of the British-Pakistani father and son among the five people who died on the Titanic tourist submersible...
EU ‘enforcer’ visits Twitter, Meta as new rules loom
(AFP) The EU commissioner in charge of enforcing Europe’s new landmark rules on online content is heading to San Francisco...
Pentagon leak suspect pleads not guilty
(AFP) Jack Teixeira, the US airman accused of leaking top secret Pentagon documents in an online chat forum, pleaded not...
India’s Modi plugs yoga at record-large UN session
(AFP) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the International Day of Yoga Wednesday as he took part in a multi-country...
US school test scores haven’t recovered since pandemic
(AFP) American 13-year-olds continue to struggle academically in the wake of the pandemic, especially in mathematics, according to official data...
Biden equates China’s Xi with ‘dictators’ at donor reception
(AFP) US President Joe Biden on Tuesday equated his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with “dictators” as he addressed a Democratic...
US judge scraps law banning gender transition treatment in minors
(AFP) A US federal judge on Tuesday struck down a law prohibiting minors from gender transition treatment in Arkansas, the...
Search for missing Titanic sub like ‘going into space’
(AFP) Rescuers trying to find the orca-sized submersible that vanished on its way to visit the wreck of the Titanic...
Stockton Rush, Titanic sub’s deep-sea ‘daredevil’
(AFP) Deep-sea thrill-seeker Stockton Rush founded OceanGate in 2009 with the hopes of advancing submersible vehicle technology and taking travelers...
Titanic sub firm fired exec who raised safety concerns: suit
(AFP) The former director of marine operations for the US company whose Titanic tourism submersible is missing raised safety concerns...
Three convicted of seeking to force US citizens to go to China
(AFP) A retired New York police officer and two Chinese nationals were convicted Tuesday for their roles in a scheme...