Author: Ms. R.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Afghan security forces attacked Pakistani border posts late Saturday in response to what the Taliban government called repeated violations of its territory and airspace, underscoring deepening security tensions between the neighbors. Earlier in the week, Afghan authorities accused Pakistan of bombing the capital, Kabul, and a market in the country’s east. Pakistan did not claim responsibility for the assault. Early Sunday morning, the Taliban government’s Defense Ministry said its forces had conducted “retaliatory and successful…

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NEW YORK (AP) — Don’t speak — scream, because No Doubt has announced the band’s first run of shows in 14 years. After surprising fans with a brief reunion at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the ska-punks have set their sights on Las Vegas. The band will embark on a six-show residency at the Sphere: May 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, and 16 in 2026. The state-of-the-art, 17,500 capacity, $2.3 billion arena has seen performances by…

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NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle urged parents to stand against social media companies that they said prey upon children with exploitative algorithms as the “explosion of unregulated artificial intelligence” adds to their concerns that technologies’ benefits are inseparable from its dangers. To underscore that point, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex cited research from advocacy group ParentsTogether that found researchers posing as children experienced harmful interactions every five minutes they spent with an artificial intelligence…

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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Marchand broke a tie at 2:19 of the third period and the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers beat Philadelphia 2-1 on Thursday night to spoil Rick Tocchet’s Flyers coaching debut. Marchand fired a wrist shot from the left boards past goalie Dan Vladar and into the top right corner to help the Panthers win their second straight at home to open the season. Marchand missed a chance to pad the lead with…

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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored the first goal and had two assists and the Dallas Stars won in coach Glen Gulutzan’s return, overcoming Kyle Connor’s hat trick to hold off the Winnipeg Jets 5-4 on Thursday night in the opener for both teams. Gulutzan took over for the fired Pete DeBoer during the offseason. Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist for Dallas, which knocked the Jets out of the second round of the playoffs in…

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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose surreal and anarchic novels combine a bleak world view with mordant humor, won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for work the judges said upholds the power of art in the midst of “apocalyptic terror.” The Nobel judges said the 71-year-old author, whose novels sometimes consist of just one long sentence, is “a great epic writer” whose work “is characterized by absurdism and grotesque excess.” He’s the first Nobel literature winner…

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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are getting back to rising on Wednesday, while the price of gold is pushing further past $4,000 per ounce. The S&P 500 climbed 0.5% a day after breaking its seven-day winning streak, and it’s on track to top its all-time high set on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 136 points, or 0.3%, as of 11:30 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.8% higher. Trading has been relatively muted…

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NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift did not turn down the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, says Swift. “The Life of a Showgirl” singer paid a visit to “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Monday and dispelled a few rumors. Most notably, she shared she did not turn down the NFL’s biggest stage because she wouldn’t be allowed to own the performance footage, as claimed in a popular internet rumor. “No, no, no,” she said. The Super Bowl…

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