Leading Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury dies at 76
Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury who dedicated much of his writings to the Palestinian cause and taught at universities around the world, making him one of Lebanon’s most prominent ...
This city is hailed as a vaccination success. Can it be sustained?
On his first day of school at Newcomer Academy, Maikel Tejeda was whisked to the school library. The 7th grader didn’t know why. He soon got the point: He was being given ...
UK royal social media accounts offer birthday wishes to Prince Harry
Britain’s royal social media accounts posted 40th birthday wishes Sunday for Prince Harry, marking the milestone celebration despite longstanding strains following the publication of ...
McCormick’s hedge fund days are a double-edged sword in Pennsylvania’s Senate race
Before he ran for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, David McCormick was a big name on Wall Street. He was the CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund, a world-traveled ...
Long before gay marriage was popular, Kamala Harris was at the forefront of the equal rights battle
Two decades ago, when a Democratic presidential nominee wouldn’t dream of endorsing gay marriage, a newly elected district attorney named Kamala Harris was performing one ...
A missile fired by Yemen’s rebels lands in Israel and triggers sirens at international airport
A long-range missile fired from Yemen landed in an open area in central Israel early Sunday, the Israeli military said. The early morning attack triggered air raid sirens, ...
Shanghai cancels hundreds of flights as Typhoon Bebinca draws near
Shanghai’s airports are canceling hundreds of flights Sunday as they brace for impact from Typhoon Bebinca, which is due to make landfall in the early hours of Monday morning, ...
Which candidate is better for tech innovation? Venture capitalists divided on Harris or Trump
Being a venture capitalist carries a lot of prestige in Silicon Valley. Those who choose which startups to fund see themselves as fostering the next big waves of technology. So ...
Rising floodwaters trigger evacuations in Czech Republic and Poland
Another night of torrential rains pounding Central Europe forced massive evacuations in the hardest hit areas in the Czech Republic, where floods reached extreme levels on Sunday.
Two people die in Ukraine’s Odesa after Moscow and Kyiv exchange drone and missile attacks
Two people died in a missile attack on the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, local officials said, as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged drone and missile attacks. The Ukrainian ...
England could be barred from UEFA competitions if new regulator’s powers are not ‘strictly limited’
England and English soccer teams could be removed from UEFA competitions if a new regulator is considered to be “Government interference” in the sport. In a letter sent ...
A least 8 people have died trying to cross the English Channel, French authorities say
At least eight people died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French maritime authorities said Sunday. The incident occurred Saturday just ...