Pfizer amps up push into obesity treatments with $4.9B deal for Metsera
Pfizer is doubling down on obesity treatments by spending $4.9 billion on the development-stage drugmaker Metsera. The COVID-19…
George Takei to lead Banned Books Week, urging the fight against censorship
NEW YORK — Actor-activist George Takei’s next project is on behalf of a longtime passion — the right…
After two big weekends, the North American box office takes a hit
Neither a Jordan Peele-produced horror nor a Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell romantic drama were enough to continue…
On World Rhino Day, South Africa marks progress but still loses a rhino daily to poachers
DINOKENG GAME RESERVE, South Africa (AP) — The Dinokeng Game Reserve in South Africa has a thriving rhino…
Canada bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entering the country
TORONTO — The Canadian government banned the Irish-language rap group Kneecap from the country Friday, saying the group…
Harris stops biting her tongue in ‘107 Days,’ her book about last year’s campaign
WASHINGTON — When it was all over, Kamala Harris couldn’t believe it. “I could barely breathe,” she writes…
The Taliban’s internet ban spreads across Afghanistan as more provinces are shut down
A Taliban crackdown to “prevent immorality” is spreading across Afghanistan, with more provinces losing access to fiber-optic internet…
US stocks churn amid uncertainty about how many more rate cuts are coming from the Fed | Business
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks churned between gains and losses on Wednesday but ultimately remained near their record…
Latin Grammys 2025: Bad Bunny leads all nominees
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s Bad Bunny’s world once again. The Puerto Rican superstar leads the 2025 Latin…
Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs lead to price hikes
Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school purchases, even as…
Taliban leader bans WIFI in an Afghan province to ‘prevent immorality’
JALALABAD, Afghanistan — JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban leader banned fibre optic internet in an Afghan province…
Antarctica, New Zealand and a sliver of Australia get prime view of partial solar eclipse
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The bottom of the world is front and center for a partial solar…