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MADRID — The global cruise industry expects to carry 10% more passengers by 2028 than the 31.7 million who took cruise holidays in 2023, when the sector surpassed pre-pandemic levels, but sees some routes exposed to protests over overtourism. Long criticized for its impact on the environment and coastal communities, the industry has ordered 57 more […]

Megan Thee Stallion has fired up the crowd at a Kamala Harris rally in Atlanta, Georgia. “I want to start off by saying Hotties for Harris!” the Texas rapper announced as she took the stage at the Georgia State Convocation Centre. The three-time Grammy winner was there to perform at Vice President Harris’s first campaign […]

WASHINGTON — The appearance of two Russian and two Chinese long-range, strategic bombers in the skies off of coastal Alaska may have been a first, but it did not catch the United States off-guard. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters Thursday the appearance of the Russian and Chinese aircraft “was not a surprise” and that […]

Celine Dion is believed to be in the final stages of planning a return to her Las Vegas residency. The singer had cancelled all public appearances after she announced her diagnosis of Stiff Person Syndrome in December 2022. She had delayed a planned Las Vegas residency after suffering severe muscle spasms in 2021, then cancelled […]

Jennifer Lopez “shed some tears” seeing all the love and support from her fans on her 55th birthday. The On the Floor hitmaker, who is reportedly experiencing marital trouble with her husband Ben Affleck, thanked her fans for their love, care and loyalty as she marked her birthday on Thursday. “I’ve been seeing all of […]

BILLINGS, MONTANA — A surprise eruption of steam in a Yellowstone National Park geyser basin that sent people scrambling for safety as basketball-sized rocks flew overhead has highlighted a little-known hazard that scientists hope to be able to predict someday. The hydrothermal explosion on Tuesday in Biscuit Basin caused no injuries as dozens of people fled […]

Iggy Azalea has revealed that she is “very much the only parent” to her son Onyx. During a recent appearance on the Dinner’s On Me podcast, the Australian rapper opened up about being a single mother to her four-year-old son, Onyx, who she shares with her ex, rapper Playboi Carti. “I’m very much a single […]

The 2024 national election for the U.S. presidency is suddenly energized, with the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump, and his likely Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, quickly casting each other in disparaging terms, trying to set the tone for the contest heading to the November 5 election. After President Joe Biden, 81, dropped […]

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington late Monday, the day after President Joe Biden announced he is withdrawing from the U.S. presidential race – a decision that adds another layer of uncertainty to U.S.-Israel relations at a crucial moment in the Gaza war. Without a cease-fire agreement in place, many had questioned the […]

REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE — President Joe Biden’s “symptoms have almost resolved completely” from COVID-19, according to his physician, as the president on Monday remained out of public view for the fifth straight day. Biden called into the Wilmington, Delaware, headquarters of his former campaign during a visit by Vice President Kamala Harris, whose bid for the […]