0 – No Apple Publish
‘Dear You,’ a migration tale shot in a southern Chinese dialect, gets buzz abroad
BANGKOK | The buzziest film in China this year was shot almost entirely in a southern Chinese dialect that most Chinese viewers need subtitles to understand. Yet “Dear You” has become China’s second-highest-grossing film of the year. Now it is heading overseas, part of a broader wave of Chinese cultural exports. “Dear You” was shot […]
Ontario premier answers Trump’s ‘Lake America’ with giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign
TORONTO | Ontario Premier Doug Ford answered President Donald Trump’s “Lake America” decree Saturday with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shoreline — “Lake Ontario. Now and Always” — as Canadian leaders met the move with ridicule rather than outrage. Wearing a Team Canada soccer jersey, Ford unveiled the sign near Grimsby, Ontario, and posed […]
An 88-yard strike and 3 TDs: Sam Ehlinger’s big night for the Broncos in 34-6 rout of Viking
Sam Ehlinger shined with a three-touchdown performance in the Denver Broncos’ 34-6 preseason finale win over the Minnesota Vikings on Friday night.
Avs defenseman Makar signs $163.2M, 8-year extension, making him highest paid player in NHL history
Cale Makar and the Colorado Avalanche agreed to a $163.2 million, eight-year extension on Friday that will make him the highest paid player in league history according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations.
Need spiritual guidance? Gurus join chatbot trend as people turn to AI for answers
CHENNAI, India | When Kripa Vaidyanathan’s 27-year-old niece died in an Alaska car crash in 2024, her family in Chennai, India, felt shell-shocked. They questioned why this tragedy would befall them when they had such “immense faith in God.” Vaidyanathan, a yoga instructor, helped her grieving sister get face time with a high-profile guru who […]
In Nigeria’s troubled north, a bustling nightlife lives with a morality police and insecurity
SOKOTO, Nigeria | Multicolored strobe lights sweep across a dance floor soon to throng with sweaty revelers and shrilling voices singing along to Afrobeats in a nightclub that is thriving despite being in one of northern Nigeria’s most deeply conservative states. As the DJ prepared his set and attendants arranged bottles of expensive liquor on […]
Shackled Tate brothers testify in bid to get out of jail, but judge delays decision
MIAMI | Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate took the witness stand in federal court on Thursday and said they can’t adequately defend themselves from criminal sex charges if they have to remain in a Miami jail while fighting extradition to the United Kingdom. During nearly two hours in a Miami courtroom, the Tates, […]
Fed Chair Warsh signals rate hikes may be needed with inflation still elevated
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming | Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Friday that inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bring it down, a clearer signal than he has previously sent about his economic outlook. In his first high-profile speech at the […]
Norway’s crown prince becomes King Haakon VIII after his father’s death
COPENHAGEN, Denmark | Norway has a new king, whose tasks will include stabilizing the Scandinavian country’s monarchy and boosting the royal family’s popularity after his wife’s past contacts with deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his stepson’s rape conviction. Crown Prince Haakon, 53, became King Haakon VIII when his father, Harald V, died Friday at […]
As super El Nino strengthens, study suggests that climate change is intensifying El Ninos
WASHINGTON | A new study suggests that El Ninos — the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures — are getting stronger because of human-caused climate change. El Ninos are more than 36% stronger than they were before the industrial age began in the mid 1800s, with a 16% jump […]