Jon Rahm has been saying that he plays golf for history and for legacy, not for money. And now he's playing for the Saudi-funded LIV Golf League in a shocking departure from the PGA Tour. A week of speculation on social media ended with Rahm in a jacket — not...
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Isn’t Rare, Says New CDC Survey. It Affects 3.3 Million US Adults
NEW YORK — Health officials on Friday released the first nationally representative estimate of how many U.S. adults have chronic fatigue syndrome: 3.3 million. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's number is larger than previous studies have suggested, and is likely boosted by some of the patients with long...
Actor Ryan O’Neal, Star of ‘Love Story,’ ‘Paper Moon’ and ‘Barry Lyndon,’ Dies at 82
LOS ANGELES — Ryan O'Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in "Love Story" and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter Tatum in "Paper Moon," died Friday, his son said. “My dad passed away peacefully today, with his loving...
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Is First to Gross Over $1 Billion, Pollstar Says
LOS ANGELES — Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is the first tour to cross the billion-dollar mark, according to Pollstar's 2023 year-end charts. Not only was Swift's landmark Eras Tour the No. 1 tour both worldwide and in North America, but she also brought in a whopping $1.04 billion with 4.35...
Israeli Troops Round Up Palestinian Men in Northern Gaza as UN Warns Aid Operation Is ‘In Tatters’
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel said Friday that the military was rounding up Palestinian men in northern Gaza for interrogation, searching for Hamas militants, while desperate Palestinians in the south crowded into an ever-shrinking area, and the U.N. warned that its aid operation is “in tatters.” The detentions pointed...
The UN Secretary-General Invoked ‘Article 99’ to Push for a Gaza Cease-Fire. What Exactly Is It?
It's called “Article 99.” And it hasn't been used for decades. Until this week. With an intensifying Israeli offensive and escalating civilian casualties, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked a rarely exercised power this week to warn the Security Council of an impending “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza. He urged members to demand an...
Armenia and Azerbaijan Announce Deal to Exchange POWs and Work Toward Peace Treaty
YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed Thursday to exchange prisoners of war and work toward signing a peace treaty in what the European Union hailed as a major step toward peace in the long-troubled region. The two countries said in a joint statement they “share the view that there...
Israel and US Are at Odds Over Conflicting Visions for Postwar Gaza
JERUSALEM — The United States has offered strong support to Israel in its war against the Hamas militant group that rules the Gaza Strip. But the allies are increasingly at odds over what will happen to Gaza once the war winds down. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, this week announced that...
Denmark’s Parliament Adopts Law Making It Illegal to Burn the Quran
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A new law was passed in Denmark's parliament on Thursday that makes it illegal to desecrate any holy text in the country, after a recent string of public desecrations of the Quran by a handful of anti-Islam activists sparked angry demonstrations in Muslim countries. The Scandinavian nation has...
US Employers Added a Solid 199,000 Jobs in November in Sign of a Still-Sturdy Labor Market
WASHINGTON — The nation’s employers added a solid 199,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell, fresh signs that the economy could achieve an elusive “soft landing,” in which inflation would return to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target without causing a steep recession. Friday’s report from the Labor Department...