Jessie J yells at fighting concert-goers at UK Party in the Paddock festival
Pop star Jessie J stopped a recent show to ensure a couple of fighting concert-goers were booted from the crowd. The British singer was performing at the Party in the Paddock festival in the UK over the weekend when a fight broke out in the crowd. In footage posted online, Jessie was shown first appealing to […]
What to know about Prince Harry’s move back to Britain
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry is coming home to Britain and bringing his wife Meghan and their children for an extended stay that could help repair a rift with the royal family. The bombshell news comes six years after the couple’s tumultuous decision to leave their roles as working members of the family, abandon the […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning artists hit the road in new exhibition
NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Kingsolver, Percival Everett and Daniel Kraus will be among the authors and other Pulitzer Prize-winning artists and journalists participating in a 20-city touring exhibition jointly organized by the Pulitzers and the American Library Association. “Pulitzer on the Road: Prize — Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire” will launch in […]
Coventry back in the Premier League after painful 25-year absence and starts at Arsenal
Opening a Premier League season away to the defending champions and title favorites would be something to fear for most promoted teams. For Coventry, it’s purely something to celebrate. Over the past 15 years, the club from central England has had to deal with being placed into liquidation amid a long fight with hated owners, […]
Soccer fans launch global petition urging FIFA’s Infantino to resign
GENEVA (AP) — A collection of soccer fan groups from around the world launched a petition Thursday calling for Gianni Infantino to resign as FIFA president after he tried to sell future World Cup profits to private investors. The petition with the hashtag InfantinOut also calls for “FIFA to be rebuilt so that the current […]
States use tax dollars to shore up rising college sports budgets
Win or lose, the North Carolina Tar Heels already will be in elite company when they kick off the college football season against Texas Christian University in a game played in Dublin. They will be among a small but growing number of athletic programs receiving taxpayer funding from their home states. With universities competing to […]
Trump scaling down U.S.-South Korea drills risks more than just joint military readiness
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – AUGUST 7: (L to R) Col. Lee Sung-jun, public affairs director of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and Col. Ryan Donald, public affairs director of the United Nations Command (UNC), Combined Forces Command (CFC), and United States Forces Korea (USFK) bump fists during the press briefing for the Ulchi Freedom […]
Should Luxury Brands Reduce their Prices?
Earlier this year, a medium leather Gucci Mercato tote bag, designed by Demna for Spring/Summer 2026, would have set you back $2,900. But in May, analysts at Bernstein noticed a shift: Gucci had quietly reduced the price of the tote by an estimated 20-25%. The move was part of a wider turnaround strategy for Gucci […]
Walmart (WMT) Q2 2027 earnings
Walmart logo sign is seen in Chicago, Illinois, Aug. 3, 2026. Marcin Golba | Nurphoto | Getty Images Walmart is expected to report fiscal second-quarter earnings before the bell on Thursday and offer its latest read on the health of the U.S. consumer. The retailer, which has been leaning into prioritizing value for its lower-income […]
Naomi Watts to Receive Zurich Fest Golden Eye Award
The Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) will honor two-time Oscar nominee Naomi Watts this year with a Golden Eye Award for her performance in Ben Shirinian’s The Housewife. In the ’60s-set drama, based on a true-story, a young New York Times journalist, played by Tye Sheridan, tracks down a man he suspects of being a Nazi […]