Lifestyles
To win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, contenders must also master geography
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Rudveep Randhawa’s three kids competed in eight consecutive Scripps National…
Abortions canceled again in Missouri after ruling from state Supreme Court
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Planned Parenthood halted abortions in Missouri on Tuesday after the…
Rick Derringer, who had a hit with ‘Hang On Sloopy’ and produced ‘Weird Al,’ dies at 77
Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot to fame at 17 when his band The…
Amid measles outbreak, Texas is poised to make vaccine exemptions for kids easier
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas this year has been the center of the nation’s largest…
Slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima will be used in the prime minister’s flower beds
TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Tuesday it plans to use some slightly radioactive soil stored…
A former aide says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs kidnapped her in a plot to kill Kid Cudi
NEW YORK (AP) — A former top aide to Sean “Diddy” Combs testified Tuesday that…
French artist imprisoned in Azerbaijan due to graffiti is freed after 14 months
PARIS (AP) — A French street artist who had been sentenced to three years in…
EA Sports names WRs Ryan Williams, Jeremiah Smith as College Football 26 cover athletes
Alabama’s Ryan Williams and Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith are the cover athletes for EA Sports…
NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut federal funding to public media
NEW YORK (AP) — National Public Radio and three of its local stations sued President…
South African actor Presley Chweneyagae, who starred in Oscar-winning film ‘Tsotsi’, dies aged 40
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who gained international recognition for his…
This runner was bothered by blizzard of disposable cups at races. She invented something better
Kristina Smithe was running the California International Marathon in 2019, grabbing cups of water to…
France’s National Assembly adopts long-debated bill legalizing end-of-life options
PARIS (AP) — France’s lower house of parliament adopted a bill Tuesday to allow adults…
A new cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed over 170 people in a week, officials say
CAIRO (AP) — A new cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 172 people and sickened…
A family digs through trash for bits of food, showing Gaza’s growing desperation
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — With flies buzzing all around them, the woman and…
Freed from Hamas captivity, former hostage tells his story through his paintings
NEW YORK (AP) — You’d be forgiven for looking around Andrei Kozlov’s studio, dotted with…