LOS ANGELES – Barack Obama won his second Emmy, John Mulaney won his third, and Carol Burnett took her seventh Sunday on night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Obama won the Emmy for best narrator for his Netflix documentary series, “Working: What We Do All Day,” repeating in a category he previously … Read more
KHAR, Pakistan – A roadside bomb exploded Monday near a van carrying police assigned to protect workers in an anti-polio immunization campaign in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six officers and wounding 10 others, officials said. The attack happened in the former Pakistani Taliban stronghold of Mamund in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering … Read more
Two teens from Montreal save a couple from drowning in Barbados, a media report states Honda might build a $18.4 billion electric vehicle plant in Canada, and the sole occupant of a helicopter that crashed in Glacier National Park is confirmed dead. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. 1. Rescue in Barbados: Two … Read more
In the last week alone, Israel has killed a senior Hamas militant in an airstrike in Beirut, Hezbollah has fired barrages of rockets into Israel, the U.S. has killed a militia commander in Baghdad and Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have traded fire with the American Navy. Each strike and counterstrike increases the risk … Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Boeing jetliner that suffered an in-flight blowout over Oregon was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights, a federal official said Sunday. Alaska Airlines decided to restrict the aircraft from long flights over water … Read more
The Last of Us was the big winner Saturday night at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, taking home eight of them, including one for Calgarian Michael Playfair. The shot-in-Alberta HBO smash hit won for guest actor in a drama series (Nick Offerman), guest actress in a drama series (Storm Reid), main title design, picture editing … Read more
Timothee Chalamet and “Wonka” topped the box office charts for the third time in its four weekends in theaters. Warner Bros.’ family-oriented musical added US$14.4 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates Sunday, bringing its total domestic grosses to US$164.7 million. But 2024 is getting off to a slower start than last … Read more
SHREWSBURY, England – Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney appear to have FA Cup fever — just like their soccer club Wrexham. The Hollywood stars were watching from their homes in the United States as Wrexham won 1-0 at local rival Shrewsbury, a team from one division higher in English soccer’s pyramid, in the … Read more
TOKYO – Tokyo’s Haneda airport is almost back to its normal operation Monday as it reopened the runway a week after a fatal collision between a Japan Airlines airliner and a coast guard aircraft seen to have been caused by human error. The collision occurred Tuesday evening when JAL Flight 516 carrying 379 … Read more
More than 1 million people in England died prematurely in the decade after 2011 owing to a combination of poverty, austerity and Covid, according to “shocking” new research by one of the UK’s leading public health experts. The figures are revealed in a study by the Institute of Health Equity at University College London led … Read more
