Qantas now permits long hair, makeup and flat shoes for employees of any gender
By Lilit Marcus, CNN High heels no more: Australian airline Qantas has just released new guidelines for its employees regarding grooming and uniform…
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Philippines evacuates people near Mayon Volcano, where more unrest indicates eruption may be coming
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops, police and rescue workers began forcibly evacuating residents near Mayon Volcano on Friday as its…
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Oregon, mecca of weed, to crack down on illegal pot growers by holding landowners responsible
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has long been known as a mecca for high-quality marijuana, but that reputation has come…
Continue ReadingSudan’s government declares UN envoy no longer welcome; warring sides agree to 24-hour cease-fire
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s government says the U.N. envoy to the country, a key negotiator in its brutal conflict,…
Continue ReadingA Tony Awards like no other, really. Strike leaves Broadway stars to rely on their ‘live’ muscles
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There are a lot of questions surrounding this year’s Tony Awards and not just about who…
Continue ReadingRight-wing media wages war on U.S. justice system after Trump’s historic federal indictment
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business New York (CNN) — The attacks on the rule of law have begun. Moments after news broke on Thursday that disgraced…
Continue ReadingRight-wing media wages war on U.S. justice system after Trump’s historic federal indictment
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business New York (CNN) — The attacks on the rule of law have begun. Moments after news broke on Thursday that…
Continue ReadingCyprus labors to shield reputation amid new US, UK action on Russian ‘sanctions evasion network’
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — For Cypriots, it was a collective “here we go again” moment: In April,…
Continue ReadingJudge weighs challenge to gag order in University of Idaho killings
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press A judge overseeing the case against Bryan Kohberger, charged with killing four University of Idaho students last…
Continue ReadingNate Paul, close associate of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, faces eight felony counts
By Ed Lavandera and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Nate Paul, a real estate investor and close associate of impeached Texas Attorney General Ken…
Continue ReadingHow Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks about his own Catholic faith on the presidential campaign trail
By TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — As Ron DeSantis wrapped up a 12-stop campaign tour that began in an Iowa evangelical…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street drifts higher, marking 4th winning week for S&P 500
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drifted mostly higher on Wall Street, giving the S&P 500 its…
Continue ReadingA little white pill, Captagon, gives Syria’s Assad a strong tool in winning over Arab states
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A little white pill has given Syrian President Bashar Assad powerful leverage with his Arab…
Continue ReadingFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis woos GOP Christian voters but stays tight-lipped on his own Catholic faith
By TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — As Ron DeSantis wrapped up a 12-stop campaign tour that began in an Iowa evangelical…
Continue ReadingJoran van der Sloot se declara inocente de extorsionar y estafar a la madre de Natalee Holloway
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot se declaró inocente este viernes ante un tribunal federal en Estados Unidos de los cargos de…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: Raj Shah out at Fox in wake of historic Dominion settlement
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Raj Shah, the Fox Corp. brand protection executive who pushed Fox News in an even more pro-Trump…
Continue ReadingOregon, mecca of weed, to crack down on illegal pot growers by holding landowners responsible
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has long been known as a mecca for high-quality marijuana, but that reputation has come…
Continue ReadingPat Robertson united evangelical Christians and pushed them into conservative politics
By BEN FINLEY, PETER SMITH and DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Pat Robertson united tens of millions of evangelical Christians…
Continue ReadingDrake, GloRilla, Lizzo, 21 Savage enter BET Awards as top nominees
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drake could make an impactful mark at the BET Awards later this month. The…
Continue ReadingWhat this playful photo reveals about Hong Kong’s infamous ‘Walled City’
By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — It was the summer of 1989. Hong Kong’s humidity – already oppressive – was intensified in the dark,…
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