An additional 2,000 US flights were canceled Monday as President Donald Trump threatened to dock pay for air traffic controllers who called in sick during the government shutdown. After Trump ripped absent aviation workers as unpatriotic, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) labor union hailed members working without pay...
Szalay wins Booker Prize for tortured tale of masculinity
British-Hungarian writer David Szalay won the Booker Prize on Monday for his novel “Flesh”, a tortured story of a Hungarian emigre who makes and loses a fortune. Szalay beat five other shortlisted authors, including Indian novelist Kiran Desai, who won in 2006, and Britain’s Andrew Miller, to claim the £50,000...
As COP30 opens, urban Amazon residents swelter
Outside their run-down home in the Amazon city of Belem, a mother and her little girl laugh as they cool off from the punishing heat in a large blue plastic tub filled with water. Here in the riverside community of Vila da Barca, tightly packed houses on stilts bake in...
Indian forensic teams scour deadly Delhi car explosion
Indian crime scene investigators scoured through the wreckage of a car on Tuesday that exploded hours earlier in the heart of the capital, killing at least eight people. Police have not given details on the cause of the explosion, which also left at least 19 people injured, when intense flames...
Ukrainian suspect arrested in Italy over Nord Stream blasts
A Ukrainian suspect has been arrested in Italy over the sabotage of the Nord Stream underwater gas pipelines from Russia to Europe in 2022, German prosecutors said Thursday. The suspect, identified as Serhii K., is accused of being part of a cell “who placed explosive devices on the Nord Stream...
Louisiana sues Roblox game platform over child safety
The US state of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit accusing Roblox of facilitating the exploitation of children, prompting the online game platform to reject the claim as “untrue” on Friday. A lawsuit filed by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill contends that Silicon Valley-based Roblox facilitates distribution of child sexual abuse...
“Broken Wings: Every 10 Minutes” Moves and Mobilizes at its Premiere at Miami Dade College
Miami, FL – June 23, 2025 – The documentary “Broken Wings: Every 10 Minutes” had an emotional and powerful premiere at the Miami Dade College West Campus auditorium, leaving a lasting impression on everyone in attendance. Directed by Manuel Hernández, the film is based on the real-life testimony of Yanet...
Instagram courts TikTok stars during turbulent times
Meta-owned Instagram has been wooing creators from TikTok as the China-based video-snippet sharing app’s future remains uncertain in the United States. After officially increasing the allowed length of videos and adding a new editing tool, Meta recently began letting TikTok creators earn as much as $5,000 over the course of...
Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain new fact-checking policies
Brazil on Friday gave social media giant Meta 72 hours to explain its fact-checking policy for the country, and how it plans to protect “fundamental rights” on its platforms. Attorney General Jorge Messias told journalists his office could take “legal and judicial” measures against Meta if it does not respond...
Apple sidelines AI news summaries due to errors
Apple pushed out a software update on Thursday which disabled news headlines and summaries generated using artificial intelligence that were lambasted for getting facts wrong. The move by the tech titan comes as it enhances its latest lineup of devices with “Apple Intelligence” in a market keen for assurance that...