MEXICO CITY — Scooting on his electric skateboard through a southern Mexico City neighborhood, Arturo Hernández spots a likely target for his next action and uploads a photo to social media calling his followers to help. A couple of days later, he and several of them are swinging sledgehammers at a thick layer of concrete … Read more
A Florida surgeon mistakenly removed a man’s liver instead of his spleen, causing him to die on the operating table, a lawyer for the man’s widow alleges. William Bryan, 70, of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, underwent surgery on August 21, at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast hospital in Miramar, Florida, because of spleen abnormalities, according to … Read more
Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit Mas Que Nada made him a global superstar and helped launched a long, Grammy-winning career, has died after months battling the effects of long COVID. He was 83. The death on Thursday of the Brazilian pianist, songwriter and arranger was confirmed in a statement by his … Read more
A US couple is suing an Atlanta hospital — in the country’s southeast state of Georgia — for allegedly losing part of a patient’s skull after it was removed during brain surgery because “several bone flaps” were lacking identification. Fernando and Maria Cluster are accusing staff at Emory University Hospital Midtown of negligence that led … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO — Sergio Mendes, the Grammy-winning Brazilian musician whose hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global legend, has died after months battling the effects of long COVID. He was 83. The death Thursday of the Brazilian pianist, songwriter and arranger was confirmed in a statement by his family. “His wife and musical … Read more
ROME — Seemingly every tourist in Rome knows the key to returning to the Eternal City is to toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain and make a wish. The result: Hoards of visitors packing the Baroque monument any given day, taking selfies and betting on a return trip. Officials are now considering a plan … Read more
A fire has raged through the dormitory of a boarding school for young children in central Kenya, killing 17 boys sleeping there. Citizen Television said the fire in the early hours of Friday had burnt the victims beyond recognition. The blaze occurred at the Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri, a primary boarding school for young … Read more
TOKYO — Chinese President Xi Jinping is reported to be a big soccer fan, and he promised in a 2015 document to resuscitate the men’s national team, damaged by abysmal results on the global stage and widespread corruption in local leagues. He cannot be happy. Japan defeated China 7-0 on Thursday in a World Cup … Read more
A woman who was allegedly drugged by her now ex-husband so that she could be raped by other men while she was unconscious testified Thursday that her world collapsed when police uncovered the years of alleged abuse. Speaking in a calm and clear voice, Gisèle Pélicot detailed with impressive composure the horror of discovering that … Read more
Summer 2024 sweltered to Earth’s hottest on record, making it even more likely that this year will end up as the warmest humanity has measured, European climate service Copernicus reported Friday. And if this sounds familiar, that’s because the records the globe shattered were set just last year as human-caused climate change, with a temporary … Read more
