New York (AFP) – Mariah Carey has been sued in the United States for alleged copyright infringement over her global hit 1994 song “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” court documents show. The plaintiff, a musician named Andy Stone, says he co-wrote and …
Bezos’s Blue Origin makes 5th crewed flight into space
Washington (AFP) – Jeff Bezos’s company Blue Origin flew six tourists into space for a 10-minute ride Saturday, successfully carrying out its fifth crewed mission. The white spacecraft called New Shepard lifted off with a roar from a desert spot in wes…
Putin warns of strikes over missile supplies as blasts rock Kyiv
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Sunday that Moscow will hit new targets if the West supplies Ukraine with long-range missiles, hours after several explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. The battle for the control o…
Mexican megachurch leader admits child sex abuse in US
Los Angeles (AFP) – The Mexican head of a huge church admitted sexually abusing children in the United States on Friday, days before he was scheduled to stand trial. Naason Joaquin Garcia, the leader of La Luz del Mundo (The Light of the World), which …
GM unit Cruise to deploy driverless taxis in US first
San Francisco (AFP) – General Motor’s autonomous vehicle unit Cruise says it will deploy driverless taxis in San Francisco in a first for a major US city. Cruise announced the plans for a ride hailing service using self-driving electric cars after the …
More than 700 monkeypox cases globally, 21 in US: CDC
Washington (AFP) – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday it was aware of more than 700 global cases of monkeypox, including 21 in the United States, with investigations now suggesting it is spreading inside the country. Si…
Texas fugitive dies in shootout after allegedly killing five
Washington (AFP) – Texans breathed a sigh of relief on Friday after an escaped murderer suspected of killing five people while on the run was gunned down by police. Gonzalo Artemio Lopez, 46, who was serving a life sentence for murder, staged a spectac…
Depp-Heard trial’s impact ‘potentially catastrophic’ for abuse survivors
Washington (AFP) – The acrid US defamation trial between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard — and the decision to televise it — will have a “potentially catastrophic” impact on abuse survivors, advocates say. Jurors in the six-week trial, in which th…
In Biden’s America, even the babies are upset
Washington (AFP) – If kissing babies has long been the politician’s dream photo-op, then Joe Biden’s clumsy response to a national baby food shortage is quickly turning into a political nightmare — and the symbol of a presidency struggling to stem dis…
US top general in show of support for Finland’s NATO bid
Helsinki (AFP) – Top US General Mark Milley on Friday met Finnish President Sauli Niinisto to pledge US support for Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership bids which Turkey is blocking. “It’s clear, that from a military perspective, both Finland and …