Albert Wagner 
COLUMBIA, S.C. – A grainy sonar image recorded by a private pilot has reinvigorated interest in one of the past century’s most alluring mysteries: What happened to Amelia Earhart when her plane vanished during her flight around the world in 1937? Numerous expeditions have turned up nothing, only confirming that swaths of ocean … Read more
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – The PGA Tour is getting a US$3 billion investment from Strategic Sports Group in a deal that would give players access to more than US$1.5 billion as equity owners in the new PGA Tour Enterprises. The launching of PGA Tour Enterprises, with SSG as a minority partner, comes eight … Read more
Stavanger – The doors close Wednesday on nominations for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, with peace activists connected to the wars in Gaza and Ukraine among the known entries. The Norwegian Nobel Committee keeps the nominations secret, but those with nomination rights sometimes make their picks public. Attempts to find an end … Read more
BRUSSELS – The European Union plans to launch a naval mission in the Red Sea within three weeks to help defend cargo ships against attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen that are hampering trade and driving up prices, the bloc’s top diplomat said Wednesday. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said he wants … Read more
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Residents were evacuated from small coastal towns near Cape Town in South Africa as wildfires swept down from surrounding mountains and burned out of control for a second day on Tuesday. Authorities ordered a full evacuation of Pringle Bay, a coastal village popular with holidaymakers about 80 kilometres … Read more
An interprovincial wine war is fermenting after Alberta’s liquor wholesaler told vintners in British Columbia that it won’t stock their products in retail stores unless they stop shipping it directly to consumers. “They are really making a threat,” said Al Hudec, a lawyer hired by winemakers to push back against the Alberta move. … Read more
The last message that Mai Hussein received from her son before he went missing in Gaza was an expression of care: “good night Mama, I love you, talk to you tomorrow. I know you are asleep.” “In the morning, I sent him a message,” she said. “He didn’t receive it.” It’s been … Read more
Insurance company Manulife has announced big changes in how it covers certain prescription drugs, with roughly 260 medications now only available for coverage if dispensed at a Loblaw-owned pharmacy. The new arrangement is known as a preferred pharmacy network arrangement: insurers get a better price on medication in exchange for giving pharmacies exclusive … Read more
Carlyle Group Inc. co-founder David Rubenstein has reached an agreement to buy the Baltimore Orioles for US$1.725 billion, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the agreement had not been announced. Rubenstein, a Baltimore native, would take … Read more
Chinese leader Xi Jinping told U.S. President Joe Biden that China would not interfere in the 2024 U.S. presidential election when the two men met in November — an assurance reiterated by the Chinese foreign minister to Biden’s national security adviser this past weekend, two people familiar with the conversations told CNN. The previously unreported exchange between Xi … Read more
