April 25, 2023
Harry Belafonte, Calypso King Who Worked for African-American Rights, Dies at 96
Singer, actor, producer and activist Harry Belafonte, who spawned a calypso craze in the U.S. with his music and blazed new trails for African-American performers, has died of congestive heart failure at his Manhattan home. He was 96. An…
April 14, 2023
Below-average Atlantic hurricane season predicted
For the first time in almost a decade, meteorologists at Colorado State University (CSU) in the United States are predicting a relatively quiet Atlantic hurricane season this year. But they are cautioning that “there is more uncertainty than normal…
April 5, 2023
Portuguese NGO sues TikTok, says platform ‘profits from children’
LISBON, April 5 (Reuters) - A Portugal-based European consumer protection group has sued short-video app TikTok for allegedly allowing children aged under 13 to sign up for an account without parental consent and failing to implement measures to…
April 5, 2023
Lukaku calls for ‘real action’ after racist abuse
Romelu Lukaku says Serie A must take "action for real this time" after he was racially abused by Juventus fans before being sent off on Tuesday. He was shown a second yellow card for holding his finger to his lips in front of the home fans after…
April 5, 2023
Missouri tornado death toll up to 5 as crews search rubble
ST. LOUIS (AP) — At least five people were killed an an unknown number of others were hurt when a large tornado tore through an area of southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, authorities said. The twister caused significant destruction in…
April 5, 2023
Finland joins NATO, doubling military alliance’s border with Russia in a blow for Putin
(CNN) — Finland officially became the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday, marking a major shift in the security landscape in northeastern Europe that adds some 1,300 kilometers (830 miles) to the alliance’s…
April 5, 2023
Trump, facing criminal charges, calls for defunding the FBI
WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on his fellow Republicans in Congress to slash funding for the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI, one day after pleading not guilty in New York to 34 felony counts…
April 1, 2023
Gwyneth Paltrow scores court win that means more than $1
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — All that for a dollar? Nah, Gwyneth Paltrow ’s motivation to go to trial to fight a lawsuit accusing her of sending a fellow skier “absolutely flying” at a posh Utah ski resort in 2016 was about vindication. She got it when a…
April 1, 2023
Oscar Pistorius stays in prison after his parole is denied
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was denied parole Friday and will have to stay in prison for at least another year and four months after it was decided that he had not served the “minimum detention period”…
April 1, 2023
Italy temporarily blocks ChatGPT over privacy concerns
ROME (AP) — Italy is temporarily blocking the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT in the wake of a data breach as it investigates a possible violation of stringent European Union data protection rules, the government’s privacy watchdog said…