Kathryn Crosby, actor and widow of famed singer and Oscar-winning actor Bing Crosby, dies at 90

Kathryn Crosby, actor and widow of famed singer and Oscar-winning actor Bing Crosby, dies at 90

LOS ANGELES — Kathryn Crosby, who appeared in such movies as “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad”, “Anatomy of a Murder,” and “Operation Mad Ball” before marrying famed singer and Oscar-winning actor Bing Crosby, has died. She was 90. She died of natural causes Friday night at her home in the Northern California city of Hillsborough, … Read more

Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine

Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine

DAKAR, Senegal — The global vaccine alliance Gavi will buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine to battle outbreaks of the disease in African countries, the organization said on Wednesday. The vaccine doses — manufactured by the Danish company Bavarian Nordic — will be available this year, Gavi said, without giving any specific dates. Gavi said … Read more

State asks judge to pause ruling that struck down North Dakota’s abortion ban

State asks judge to pause ruling that struck down North Dakota’s abortion ban

BISMARCK, N.D. — The state of North Dakota is asking a judge to pause his ruling from last week that struck down the state’s abortion ban until the state Supreme Court rules on a planned appeal. The state’s motion to stay a pending appeal was filed Wednesday. State District Judge Bruce Romanick ruled last week … Read more

Madonna makes veiled entrance to Dolce&Gabbana for show celebrating her 1990s heyday

Madonna makes veiled entrance to Dolce&Gabbana for show celebrating her 1990s heyday

MILAN — Celebrities swarmed Milan Fashion Week on the last big day of runway shows on Saturday, sending crowds of adoring fans from venue to venue. Madonna sat in a front-row seat at Dolce & Gabbana, along with Naomi Campbell and Victoria De Angelis of Maneskin. Her bandmate, Maneskin frontman Damiano David, showed up at … Read more

Gunfire outside a high school football game injures one and prompts a stadium evacuation

Gunfire outside a high school football game injures one and prompts a stadium evacuation

CINCINNATI — Authorities say an Ohio student-athlete was injured in a shooting outside a stadium where a high school football game was being played, the second case of gunfire near the stadium this month. North College Hill police said the gunfire occurred at about 8:15 p.m. Friday in the parking lot of the elementary school … Read more

Want to burn calories? Climbing stairs might be the most effective exercise for you

Want to burn calories? Climbing stairs might be the most effective exercise for you

TOKYO — If you’re trying to lose weight and want a new way to do it, stair-climbing as a regular exercise — or just adding a few flights a day — might be for you. It’s accessible, and research shows it’s more effective than walking on level ground. “Overall, it is a fact that stair-climbing … Read more

50 years after ‘The Power Broker,’ Robert Caro’s dreams are still coming true

50 years after ‘The Power Broker,’ Robert Caro’s dreams are still coming true

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Robert A. Caro stands between two giant columns in a second-floor library of the New-York Historical Society, looking out on dozens of friends, family members and colleagues. A research room named for him looms behind. Portions of his archives are on display nearby. “The most honest thing I … Read more

US Senate panel OKs action against Steward Health Care CEO for defying subpoena

US Senate panel OKs action against Steward Health Care CEO for defying subpoena

BOSTON — Members of a U.S. Senate committee looking into the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care adopted two resolutions Thursday designed to hold CEO Ralph de la Torre in contempt — one for civil enforcement and another for criminal contempt — for not testifying before the panel. The votes come after de la Torre refused … Read more

Why does ‘The Babadook’ still haunt? Its director, Jennifer Kent, has some answers

Why does ‘The Babadook’ still haunt? Its director, Jennifer Kent, has some answers

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — “The Babadook,” when it was released 10 years ago, didn’t seem to portend a cultural sensation. It was the first film by a little-known Australian filmmaker, Jennifer Kent. It had that strange name. On opening weekend, it played in two theaters. But with time, the long shadows of … Read more

Ohtani sets MLB record with homer and stolen base in same game in Dodgers’ 6-4 win over Rockies

Ohtani sets MLB record with homer and stolen base in same game in Dodgers’ 6-4 win over Rockies

LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani set a major league record by homering and stealing a base in the same game for the 14th time and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the last-place Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Friday night. The win reduced the NL West-leading Dodgers’ magic number to four … Read more