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Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi won the 2023 Ballon d’Or, world soccer’s top individual award, for the eighth time on Monday evening in Paris. The Inter Miami star was the favorite to win this year’s trophy after helping Argentina to victory in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar last December. The 36-year-old had an underwhelming season with Paris Saint-Germain […]

MUMBAI — India’s financial capital, Mumbai, is grappling with surging levels of air pollution, a relatively new phenomenon in a city whose location along the Arabian Sea had long protected it from the dirty air that engulfs much of North India in winter. It is the second Indian mega city whose skies have turned grey and […]

AGUANGA, CALIF. — A wildfire fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds ripped through rural land southeast of Los Angeles on Monday, forcing about 4,000 people from their homes, fire authorities said. The so-called Highland Fire erupted at about 12:45 p.m. in dry, brushy hills near the unincorporated Riverside County hamlet of Aguanga. As of late […]

The Oscar-winning actress took to Instagram Saturday, writing, “Like millions around the world I have spent the last weeks sick and angry at the terrorist attack in Israel, the death of so many innocent civilians, and wondering how best to help. I too am praying for the immediate, safe return of every hostage, and for […]

DETROIT (AP) — Jeep maker Stellantis reached a tentative contract agreement with the United Auto Workers union on Saturday as it escalated strikes against General Motors by adding a plant in Tennessee. The Stellantis deal, which still must be ratified by members, leaves only GM without an agreement with the union. But the union walked […]

Actor Matthew Perry, best known for his role on “Friends,” has died from an apparent drowning on Saturday, TMZ reports. He was 54 years old. Authorities responded to reports of a cardiac arrest at an L.A.-area home where Perry was located, according to TMZ. Meanwhile, People reports a Los Angeles Police Department representative confirmed an […]

Panera now displaying warning about its caffeinated lemonade in all stores after lawsuit over customer’s death All Panera Bread restaurants are now displaying “enhanced” disclosures about the restaurant chain’s highly caffeinated lemonade, a spokesperson said Saturday, following a lawsuit that was filed by the family of a young woman who died after drinking the beverage. […]

Researchers in Brazil have developed a vaccine designed to fight addiction to cocaine and its potent derivative crack — by preventing addicts from feeling the effects of the drugs and helping them stay on track for recovery. The drug, known as Calixcoca, was developed by a team at Brazil’s Federal University of Minas Gerais. Preliminary […]

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: Israel ramps up air and ground operations on Gaza, striking dozens of underground tunnels, bunkers, and telecommunications equipment. The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly called for an immediate humanitarian truce between Israel and Hamas militants. Israel Defense Forces say they targeted strikes on Hamas figure responsible for the militant group’s aerial […]

Ford shares fall 12% after earnings underline worries about costs and EV plans Ford stock is trading sharply down after the automaker reported earnings that fell short of estimates. While Ford was the first of the Detroit automakers to reach a tentative deal with the UAW, the new contract will raise Ford’s already-high costs if […]