August 28, 2024
Mariah Carey’s mother and sister died on the same day. The singer says her ‘heart is broken’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariah Carey’s mother Patricia and sister Alison both died on the same day, the singer said Monday. “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the…
August 28, 2024
Edgar Bronfman Jr. withdraws offer for Paramount, allowing Skydance merger to go ahead
NEW YORK (AP) — The merger between entertainment giant Paramount and media company Skydance is set to go ahead after Edgar Bronfman Jr. withdrew a competing offer. Bronfman, executive chairman of streaming service Fubo, told Paramount’s special…
August 27, 2024
Trump threatens to pull out of Harris debate, hot mics an issue
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris clashed on Monday over next month's U.S. presidential debate, with the vice president's team seeking a return to open microphones while her Republican rival threatened to…
August 27, 2024
Australia to limit foreign student enrolments in migration crackdown
SYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Australia said on Tuesday it would limit the enrolment number of international students at 270,000 for 2025, as the government looks to rein in record migration that has contributed to a spike in home rental prices. The…
August 18, 2024
Hurricane Ernesto moves through Bermuda as a category one storm
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto made landfall on the tiny British Atlantic territory of Bermuda early Saturday as residents continued to hunker down. The hurricane is now exhibiting a large rain-free centre region that is just about to move…
August 14, 2024
Janet Jackson reveals that Stevie Wonder, Tracy Chapman and Samuel L. Jackson are related to her
(CNN) — Janet Jackson has quite the family tree. In an interview with Scott Mills on BBC Sounds, Jackson was asked if it was true that she is related to another legendary singer, Stevie Wonder. “He’s our cousin,” Jackson said as Mills expressed…
August 14, 2024
Japan PM Kishida to step down as scandals prove too much
TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will step down in September, ending a three-year term marred by political scandals and paving the way for a new premier to address the impact of rising prices. "Politics cannot…
August 8, 2024
Rojé Stona breaks Games record to become Jamaica’s first-ever Olympic discus champion
Rojé Stona’s Olympic début will be unforgettable, and the most historic for Jamaica in an Olympics where the field has taken centre stage. Stona claimed Jamaica’s first major global men’s discus title, in an Olympic record performance of 70.00m to…
August 4, 2024
Noah Lyles wins a historically close Olympic 100-meter sprint by five-thousandths of a second
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Noah Lyles paced on the far end of the track, hands folded over the top of his head, wistfully looking up at a scoreboard that would, sooner or later, flash an answer he’s been seeking over three sweat-soaked years. Was…
August 3, 2024
Thea LaFond wins women’s triple jump gold and Dominica’s first ever Olympic medal
Thea LaFond won gold in the women’s triple jump on Saturday, claiming Dominica’s first ever Olympic medal. The 30-year-old won with her second jump of the evening with her jump of 15.02m which was also a national record. Like other athletic…