Month: September 2024

AP Airlines Writer Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes, and that is raising safety concerns because of the fire danger. The risk is coming from lithium-ion batteries that power all kinds of portable electronics. Safety-science group UL Standards said Monday that overheating incidents rose 28% from 2019 to 2023, although such events remain

Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine strengthened Monday in the Gulf of Mexico and was forecast to make landfall as a hurricane this week in Louisiana, where evacuation orders were quickly issued in some coastal communities and residents began filling sandbags in preparation for heavy rains and widespread flooding. Francine, the

Associated Press VEENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Hyperloop has achieved significant liftoff in the northern Netherlands. Hyperloop is a new form of mass transit involving capsules whizzing on magnetic fields through depressurized tubes, A company involved in developing the high-speed transit system once promoted by Elon Musk said Monday that a test vehicle was levitated and

Associated Press MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of people have been evacuated from the path of a scorching wildfire in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles as the blaze threatens some 36,000 structures. The so-called Line Fire burned mostly out of control Monday along the edge of the San

PARIS (AP) — The Paris luxury fashion house Givenchy has named Sarah Burton creative director for women’s and men’s collections, with immediate effect. The appointment was announced on Monday. Burton, who stepped down from Alexander McQueen last year, said she was excited “to bring to Givenchy my own vision, sensibility and beliefs.” Burton becomes the

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The University of Pittsburgh has fired athletic director Heather Lyke, a somewhat surprising move that came a few months before Lyke’s contract expired. Pitt chancellor Joan Gabel thanked Lyke on Monday for her leadership but noted she felt it was time for the athletic department to have a “new vision.” Lyke arrived

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s top migration official has criticized Hungary for threatening to send a bus convoy of migrants to Brussels in retaliation against European Union policies. She suggests they will be stopped at the border.. Hungary’s anti-immigrant government says it’s serious about a plan to provide asylum-seekers free one-way travel to Brussels. The move is meant

AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper, singer, songwriter, businesswoman, hot girl summer purveyor and now… award show host? Megan Thee Stallion will both host and perform at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, marking her first time leading an award show. This year, the VMAs promise star-studded performances, tons of moon people and

NEW YORK (AP) — Keri-Lynn Wilson has been hired as music director of the Kyiv Camerata. She succeeds Valery Matyukhin, who established the chamber orchestra in 1977 and died last year. Wilson, a 57-year-old Canadian-Ukrainian conductor, founded the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. She is the wife of Metropolitan Opera general manager

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Can artificial intelligence be an effective wingman? Roman Khaves, co-founder and CEO of Rizz, thinks so. The AI dating assistant app analyzes screenshots of conversations you’re having on other platforms — from Tinder to iMessage — and crafts reply suggestions. Rizz has amassed millions of downloads since launching