Los Angeles (AFP) – Tens of thousands of Americans will gather in parks and city plazas under a fog of marijuana smoke on Wednesday to celebrate a drug that remains illegal in much of the country. April 20th has become synonymous with pot, a day when T…
Florida governor calls to end Disney’s self-governing status at theme park
Miami (AFP) – Florida governor Ron DeSantis asked the US state’s congress Tuesday to vote to eliminate a statute that allows entertainment giant Disney to act as a local government in Orlando, where it has its theme park. The move is the latest episode…
New York Times names next editor to lead US paper
New York (AFP) – The New York Times on Tuesday announced the appointment of veteran journalist Joe Kahn as its next executive editor, the top newsroom position at the powerful US paper. Kahn — currently the Times’s number two-ranked editor — will suc…
US conspiracy website Infowars declares bankruptcy
New York (AFP) – Alex Jones, the US conspiracy theorist who faces multiple defamation lawsuits by parents of victims of a massacre that he called a hoax, has declared bankruptcy for his far-right website Infowars, documents seen Monday showed. The fili…
As major economies meet, US looks to increase pressure on Russia
Washington (AFP) – US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen this week will call on her counterparts in major economies to ramp up the economic pain on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, a senior official said Monday. The fallout from the war and the impact…
US judge strikes down CDC mask mandate for public transport
Washington (AFP) – A US federal judge on Monday struck down the Covid-19 mask mandate for public transportation imposed by the administration of President Joe Biden. US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of the Middle District of Florida said the m…
‘Fantastic Beasts’ tops N.America box office
Los Angeles (AFP) – “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” had a slightly less than fantastic North American opening this weekend, at least by Wizarding World standards, taking in an estimated $43 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations re…
Megan Thee Stallion works up a hot girl sweat on Coachella’s main stage
Indio (United States) (AFP) – Megan Thee Stallion corralled thousands of hotties to Coachella’s main stage Saturday night, gyrating her way through one of the weekend’s most anticipated sets. “Coachella. Y’all ready hotties?” she exclaimed to a cascade…
Cruise ships at center of dispute in Florida’s idyllic Key West
Key West (United States) (AFP) – The island-city of Key West off the southern tip of Florida invites visitors to stroll slowly, enjoy turquoise waters and take in the sunset. But according to some residents, that idyllic peace is endangered — by lumbe…
Endangered North Atlantic right whales make a stand in Cape Cod
Provincetown (United States) (AFP) – After many hours scouring Cape Cod Bay and a few false alarms, those aboard the Research Vessel Shearwater on a bright April day make their first sighting: three North Atlantic right whales, including a rare mother-…