The organizer of the Australian Open says the organization deeply regrets the impact that the Novak Djokovic saga has had on players competing in the first grand slam of the tennis season. Djokovic arrived back in Serbia’s capital Belgrade on Monday after his deportation from Australia ended the world No. 1 tennis player’s hopes of…… MORE
It’s still too early to predict — even pushing three years into the pandemic — whether the endemic stage of the coronavirus being more manageable is near, Dr. Anthony Fauci said, as Covid-19 cases linger Tuesday around the record high and related disruptions continue. “When you talk about whether or not Omicron — because it’s…… MORE
Starbucks is joining forces with Chinese tech giant Meituan to expand delivery options in its second biggest market. The coffee chain announced Tuesday that it has teamed up with the popular food delivery app to roll out new offerings for customers in China. Now, consumers in mainland China will be able to place orders on…… MORE
On the spectrum of Marvel heroes, don’t expect Oscar Isaac to be a Moon Knight in shining armor. At least, that’s what we can gather from the intense first trailer for the Disney+ series “Moon Knight,’ which debuted Monday night. The series, according to the streamer, tells the story of Isaac’s Steven Grant, a man…… MORE
A jury in Marion County, Tennessee, ordered Cracker Barrel to pay a man $9.4 million after it found the company at fault for serving him a glass filled with a chemical instead of water. The size of the award may be capped due to a Tennessee law on civil damages. “The jury returned a verdict…… MORE
Betty White would have celebrated her 100th birthday on Monday and her assistant commemorated the day by sharing one of the final photos taken of the beloved late actress. “On this special day, I wanted to share this photo of Betty. It was taken on 12/20/21. I believe it’s one of the last photos of…… MORE
Residents near Ottawa used a kayak to save a woman whose car plunged into icy water after she drove on a frozen river, police said in a statement. The residents didn’t know why the driver was on the Rideau River on Sunday. People who witnessed the incident posted videos on social media showing the vehicle…… MORE
Top officials with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security warned in a letter Monday that faith-based communities will likely remain targets for violence, urging state and local partners to evaluate their security postures for mass gathering events and at houses of worship. “Faith based communities have and will likely continue…… MORE
Two events — a Trump rally and a voting rights march — in the same state on the same day this Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend encapsulated a nation at odds with itself about the future of its democracy. One side fears a return to the past, hearing echoes of Jim Crow in the…… MORE
In the latest setback for abortion clinics that have challenged in federal court Texas’ six-week ban on the procedure, the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday night that it was sending the case to the Texas Supreme Court. The move means it will be weeks, and perhaps months, before the case goes back…… MORE
