Taylor Swift endorses Harris for US president
WASHINGTON – Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris for president moments after the end of Tuesday night’s presidential debate against Donald Trump.
The pop star made...
Irish cabinet to approve ban on disposable vapes
DUBLIN – The Irish government is set to ban disposable vapes.
Cabinet approval was given Tuesday morning to draft laws tabled by Health Minister Stephen...
World’s first eye transplant patient makes ‘incredible’ progress
WASHINGTON – A US military veteran who received the world’s first whole-eye transplant has made significant progress a year later and has been able...
Italian minister quits after appointing ex-lover as adviser
ROME – Italy’s culture minister has resigned after a row over the appointment of his former mistress as a top adviser caused weeks of...
El Salvador police chief dies in ‘suspicious’ copter crash
SAN SALVADOR – The head of El Salvador's police force is among nine people who died when the military helicopter they were travelling in...
Super typhoon Yagi kills four in Vietnam
HANOI – Super Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm in Asia this year, has killed at least four people after making landfall in northern...
US confirms first human bird flu case with no known animal exposure
WASHINGTON – US health officials have confirmed a human case of bird flu in a patient that had no immediately known animal exposure.
The patient,...
US charges Hamas leaders over Oct. 7 attack on Israel
WASHINGTON -- The US has charged Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and several other prominent figures in the Palestinian group in connection with its deadly...
Promising lung cancer vaccine trial begins in UK
LONDON – A 67-year-old man has become the first person in the United Kingdom to try what doctors hope will be a revolutionary new...
Haiti expands state of emergency to whole country
PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haitian authorities have expanded a state of emergency to the whole country as the government battles violent gangs that have taken control...