Shakira to be given the Video Vanguard Award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shakira will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards next month.…
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How PayPal is using AI to combat fraud, and make it easier to pay
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Artificial intelligence has been the buzzword of 2023 ever since ChatGPT made its public debut…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 has changed and so has our immunity. Here’s how to think about risk from the virus now
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 was never just another cold. We knew it was going to stick around and keep changing to try to get the…
Continue ReadingIran summons Swiss diplomat over US seizure of Iranian crude oil that’s now at port in Houston
By AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has summoned a Swiss diplomat over the apparent U.S. seizure of Iranian…
Continue ReadingTrans-Siberian Orchestra will return with a heavy metal holiday tour, ‘The Ghosts of Christmas Eve’
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trans-Siberian Orchestra will return this winter with a holiday tour called “The Ghosts of…
Continue ReadingRoberto Mancini named as Saudi Arabia’s national team coach
By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Roberto Mancini was announced as the new head coach of Saudi Arabia’s men’s team on Sunday, just two weeks…
Continue ReadingUK air traffic control says it has fixed a technical problem that sparked delays and cancellations
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of airline passengers faced delays on Monday after Britain’s air traffic control…
Continue ReadingTehran and Baghdad reach a deal to disarm and relocate Iranian dissident groups based in north Iraq
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran and Iraq have reached an agreement to disarm members of Iranian Kurdish dissident groups…
Continue ReadingTop Pakistani court in southwest quashes sedition case against imprisoned ex-PM Imran Khan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A defense lawyer says a court in southwest Pakistan has quashed a sedition case against imprisoned former Prime Minister…
Continue ReadingClashes between US-allied Arab and Kurdish fighters in east Syria kill 3 and raise tensions
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say clashes have broken out between two U.S.-backed groups in eastern…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Aug. 28: Florida shooting, Tropical storm, Russia, Book bans, SpaceX
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Today marks 60 years since the March on Washington when Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his pivotal “I Have…
Continue ReadingKimberly Palmer: How to get comfortable with taking smart financial risks
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Taking on some degree of risk is a healthy part of making financial decisions, but it’s not always comfortable. To…
Continue ReadingBiden is ‘old,’ Trump is ‘corrupt’: AP-NORC poll has ominous signs for both in possible 2024 rematch
By WILL WEISSERT, EMILY SWANSON and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is “old” and “confused,” and…
Continue ReadingFive ways technology is changing how you get your online shopping and takeout deliveries
By Kaito Au, CNN (CNN) — In recent years, we’ve grown accustomed to the sight of Amazon vans and courier cars bringing packages to our doors.…
Continue ReadingA Hong Kong language group shuts down after police allege one of its essays breached security laws
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A group that promotes the Cantonese language has shut down after Hong Kong authorities said a…
Continue ReadingSweden charges man arrested last year in predawn raid with spying for Russia
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Russian-born Swedish citizen has been charged with collecting information for Russia’s military intelligence service GRU…
Continue ReadingBiden and the first lady drop by a DC middle school math class and lunch to welcome back students
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden shook hands with middle…
Continue ReadingGreece reinforces firefighting forces to tackle massive blaze in the country’s northeast
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have reinforced firefighting forces in the northeastern part of the…
Continue ReadingOutrage in India as teacher tells students to slap classmate who is Muslim
By Rhea Mogul, Manveena Suri and Irene Nasser, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Police in India are investigating a teacher after a video of her…
Continue ReadingOutrage in India as teacher tells students to slap classmate who is Muslim
CNN By Rhea Mogul, Manveena Suri and Irene Nasser, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Police in India are investigating a teacher after a video of her…
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