‘Zootopia 2’ reclaims No. 1 spot at box office, grosses $1B worldwide
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — “Zootopia 2” regained the No. 1 spot at the domestic box…
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: a ‘true German artist’ who found peace in Switzerland
The four-meter-long painting Sonntag der Bergbauern [Sunday of the Mountain Farmers, 1923-24/26] had to be removed by a…
Jury says Johnson & Johnson owes $40M to 2 cancer patients who used talcum powders
A Los Angeles jury awarded $40 million on Friday to two women who claimed that talcum powder made…
Before megalodon, researchers say a monstrous shark ruled ancient Australian seas
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — In the age of dinosaurs — before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon…
Myanmar military claims armed opposition groups used hospital hit by airstrike as base
Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged there was an airstrike on a general hospital in western Rakhine state, which…
Conservationists connect with chimps in a Ugandan rainforest as they seek a sense of communion
KIBALE NATIONAL PARK, Uganda — The man tracking chimpanzee movements in a rainforest is required to follow the…
A nighttime airstrike on a hospital leaves 34 dead and 80 injured in Myanmar
BANGKOK — An airstrike by Myanmar ’s military destroyed a hospital in an area controlled by a leading…
NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decade
This combination of ultraviolet spectrum images provided by NASA shows atmospheric features of the planet Mars in July…
Companies offer $279 million for Gulf of Mexico drilling rights in first of 30 planned oil sales
WASHINGTON — Oil companies offered $279 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in…
British zoologist and Save the Elephants founder Iain Douglas-Hamilton dies at 83
NAIROBI, Kenya — British-born zoologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton has died at age 83, his Save the Elephants group said…
Federal Reserve set to cut rate but may signal a pause to come
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve faces an unusually contentious meeting this week that will test Chair Jerome Powell’s…
Louvre workers announce strike over work conditions and security after $102M heist
Workers at the Louvre Museum have voted to strike over poor working conditions, a ticket-price hike for non-European…