March 27, 2025
King Charles cancels engagements after experiencing temporary side effects of cancer treatment
(CNN) - Britain’s King Charles “required a short period of observation in hospital” on Thursday after experiencing “temporary side effects” from a scheduled cancer treatment in the morning, Buckingham Palace has said. “His Majesty has now returned…
March 22, 2025
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is sworn in as Namibia’s first female leader
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as Namibia’s first female president on Friday, reaching the highest office in her land nearly 60 years after she joined the liberation movement fighting for independence from apartheid…
March 22, 2025
Canada’s new prime minister is triggering an election campaign this weekend. Here’s what to know
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to trigger the process for an early parliamentary election this weekend for an expected vote on April 28. The election will take place against the backdrop of a trade war and sovereignty…
March 2, 2025
Elon Musk has another child, a boy
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk, who is a close adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, has another child, his 14th. His latest child, a son, is with Shivon Zilis, an executive at Musk's Neuralink with whom he already has three…
January 10, 2025
LA area’s 2 biggest blazes burn at least 10,000 structures, while new fire leads to more evacuations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures, officials said Thursday as they urged more people to heed evacuation orders after a new blaze ignited and…
January 10, 2025
Venezuela opposition leader Machado free after brief detention, government denies involvement
CARACAS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was freed on Thursday, her Vente Venezuela movement said, shortly after she was detained amid gunshots while leaving a protest in eastern Caracas. Opposition demonstrations…
January 10, 2025
Trump to be sentenced in hush money case, days before his inauguration
NEW YORK, Jan 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday for his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, a case that for a time overshadowed his bid to retake the White House.…
September 10, 2024
James Earl Jones, renowned actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93
LOS ANGELES, Sept 9 - American actor James Earl Jones, an imposing stage and screen presence who overcame a childhood stutter to develop a stentorian voice recognized the world over as intergalactic villain Darth Vader, died on Monday at the age of…
September 3, 2024
Netanyahu pushes back against new pressure over Gaza and hostages: ‘No one will preach to me’
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday pushed back against a new wave of pressure to reach a cease-fire deal in Gaza after hundreds of thousands of Israelis protested and went on strike and U.S. President Joe…
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…