Q&A: Muna’s Katie Gavin on comfort music, creative freedom and her debut solo record
Katie Gavin is self-proclaimed “gay famous.” The pop band Muna first broke through with “Silk Chiffon,” an anthem to queer ...
Police in South Africa cut off supplies to illegal mining operation with 4,000 workers still inside
Officials are hoping the strategy will force the workers out of the mineshaft and to the surface, where they will be arrested ...
Syrian state media: 2 Israeli airstrikes hit Syrian capital and a suburb, killing 15 people
Syria’s state news agency says Israel carried out two airstrikes on a western neighborhood Damascus and one of the capital’s suburbs, killing at least 15 people. One ...
The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at bankruptcy auction
The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families ...
Veteran NBC host Craig Melvin tapped to replace Hoda Kotb for the first hours of ‘Today’ show
Veteran NBC host and news anchor Craig Melvin has been tapped to replace Hoda Kotb as co-host of the 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. hours ...
Maker of Coach handbags calls off merger with company that produces Michael Kors accessories
Fashion company Tapestry on Thursday said it’s terminating its proposed merger with Capri because the two luxury groups don’t ...
South African government says it won’t help thousands of illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa’s government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North ...
McIlroy tied for lead at World Tour Championship and strengthens Race to Dubai title bid
Rory McIlroy was already an overwhelming favorite to win the European tour’s season-long Race to Dubai title. He made his ...
Video ‘bares’ all: Insurers say bear that damaged luxury cars was actually a person in a costume
California has seen its share of bears breaking into cars. But bears caught on camera entering luxury cars tipped off insurers that something wasn’t quite right. In what ...
Edinburgh Zoo blames fireworks for death of baby red panda
Zookeepers in Scotland have blamed pyrotechnics from annual Bonfire Night celebrations for the death of a baby red panda named Roxie. The three-month-old died on Nov. 5 after choking ...
Mason Bates’ Met-bound opera ‘Kavalier & Clay’ based on Michael Chabon novel premieres in Indiana
When composer Mason Bates approached Michael Chabon about turning his novel “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” into ...