Jenner opposes transgender girls participating in girls’ sports
(CNN) — When former Olympian and reality TV personality Caitlyn Jenner announced that she planned to challenge California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in the state’s expected recall election this year, manyRead More
Rome’s Colosseum to get new gladiator arena floor
(CNN) — A new arena floor will be added to Rome’s iconic Colosseum to give visitors an idea of how the ancient Italian structure looked when gladiatorsRead More
Verizon offloads Yahoo and AOL in $5 billion deal
(CNN) — Verizon is exiting the media business, announcing Monday that it’s selling the unit for $5 billion to private equity firm Apollo Global Management. The saleRead More
Restaurant survival hopes pick up as $28.6B in grants begin
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of restaurants and bars decimated by the COVID-19 outbreak have a better chance at survival as the government begins handingRead More
Impact of devastating Indian virus surge spreads to politics
NEW DELHI (AP) — As a catastrophic surge of the coronavirus sweeps through India, the leaders of 13 opposition parties urged the government to launchRead More
Germany busts international child porn site used by 400,000
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors announced Monday they have busted one of the world’s biggest international darknet platforms for child pornography, used by more thanRead More
UN program inks Moderna deal on 500M doses, starting in Q4
GENEVA (AP) — Moderna and vaccine promoter Gavi have announced a firm deal by which the pharmaceutical company will provide up to 500 million dosesRead More
Despite virus, Atlantic City casinos reinvesting millions
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — With COVID-19 restrictions limiting how many people can gamble inside, and revenue and profits plunging, this might not sound likeRead More
Israeli watchdog to investigate deadly festival stampede
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s governmental watchdog agency said Monday it would launch an investigation into the deadly stampede at a religious festival over the weekendRead More
Hundreds join Daunte Wright’s family on march for justice
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Hundreds of people joined Daunte Wright’s family and friends on a march through the Minneapolis suburb where he was fatallyRead More