Year: 2024

LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, has released a video saying she has completed her chemotherapy treatment for cancer. She announced in March that she had been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer that was detected after abdominal surgery earlier in the year and would begin the treatment. Her updated statement released Monday

Associated Press SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted two Pakistani men in their absence over calls to their followers to murder anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, the leader of the Party for Freedom that won last year’s general election in the Netherlands. The court on Monday found Muhammad Ashraf Asif Jalali guilty of

AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New U.S. Open champion Jannik Sinner is making big strides in a short amount of time. And he figures that bodes well for what’s to come. Sinner is still just 23 but already has reached No. 1 in the ATP rankings and collected the second Grand Slam trophy

LONDON (AP) — It has been a difficult few months for Britain’s royal family. Both Kate, Princess of Wales, and King Charles III have been treated for cancer. Kate announced Monday that she has completed chemotherapy treatment for cancer and plans to return to some public duties. In a video statement, 42-year-old Kate said “the

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. rights chief says the Taliban’s repressive control over women and girls is unparalleled and will jeopardize Afghanistan’s future. Volker Türk said new morality laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public, along with sweeping bans on education and most jobs, are outrageous and amount to systematic gender persecution.

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