LONDON — John Mayall, the British blues musician whose influential band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars, has died. He was 90. A statement on Mayall's Instagram page announced his death Tuesday, saying the musician died Monday at his home in...
Russian Man Is Among Those Arrested in Plots Targeting Paris Olympics
PARIS — French authorities have foiled several plots to disrupt the 2024 Olympics, including arresting a Russian man in one of them, officials said Wednesday, just days before the opening ceremony of the Summer Games in Paris. France has been on high alert over the past few weeks as preparations...
FACT FOCUS: A Look at Netanyahu’s Claims About Israel, Hamas and Iran During His Speech to Congress
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday defended his country's conduct in the devastating Gaza war, urged the U.S. to support the fight against Hamas and ridiculed protesters during a scathing address to Congress. But he also cited an unverified intelligence report and ignored much of the criticism in a war...
Hiker Falls to Death During Storm on Yosemite’s Half Dome
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A bucket-list climb to the top of Yosemite National Park's Half Dome turned to tragedy for a young Arizona woman who fell to her death during a descent forced by a sudden storm that pounded the iconic granite monolith this month. Student of Arizona State...
Comic Con 2024: What to Expect as the Convention Returns to San Diego
SAN DIEGO — Comic-Con International, the comic book and pop culture extravaganza, is kicking off in San Diego. The convention, which draws over 130,000 fans annually, opens for a preview night Wednesday and runs through Sunday. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the Hollywood strikes disrupting past years of the convention...
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Is Here to Shake up the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Shawn Levy is no novice when it comes to rumors around his projects. Years on "Stranger Things" taught him how to tune out the noise. Yet even he's found himself astonished by the sheer volume of speculation around "Deadpool & Wolverine." "The rumors around this movie are overwhelming," Levy told...
Netanyahu Defends War in Gaza and Denounces Protesters In Fiery Speech to Congress
WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel's war in Gaza and condemned American protesters in a scathing speech to Congress Wednesday that triggered boycotts by many top Democratic lawmakers and drew thousands to the Capitol to condemn the war and the humanitarian crisis it has created. Netanyahu Vows to...
Biden Will Make a Case for His Legacy – and for Harris to Continue It – in His Oval Office Address
WASHINGTON — Even though President Joe Biden won't be on the ballot i n November, voters still will be weighing his legacy. As Vice President Kamala Harris moves to take his place as the Democratic standard-bearer, Biden's accomplishments remain very much at risk should Republican Donald Trump prevail. How Biden's...
Meta Takes Down Thousands of Facebook, Instagram Accounts Running Sextortion Scams
Meta said Wednesday that it has taken down about 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria running sexual extortion scams and has removed thousands of Facebook groups and pages that were trying to organize, recruit and train new scammers. Sextortion Cases on the Rise, Fueled by Yahoo Boys Sexual extortion, or sextortion,...
Police Use Pepper Spray as Protesters March to U.S. Capitol Against Israel’s Gaza War
WASHINGTON — Police deployed pepper spray Wednesday as a large crowd protesting Israel’s war in Gaza marched toward the U.S. Capitol, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s was speaking to Congress. Thousands Protest in Washington Thousands of protesters descended on Washington, chanting “Free, Free Palestine” as some tried to block streets...