Aryna Sabalenka and Daniil Medvedev advance as rain continues to disrupt the French Open - Life & Style news - NewsLocker (2024)

PARIS (AP) — Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka stayed out of the rain and moved into the third round of the French Open on Thursday. The second-seeded Sabalenka beat Japanese […]

Japan police search for suspects in spray-painting of graffiti at controversial war shrine

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police are searching for suspects in the spray-painting of the word “toilet” on a Tokyo shrine that commemorates the country’s war dead, in an apparent protest […]

2 New York officers and a suspect shot and wounded during a pursuit, officials say

NEW YORK (AP) — Two New York police officers and a 19-year-old man were shot and wounded early Monday during a confrontation and were hospitalized, officials said. Mayor Eric Adams […]

World track body creates biennial championships with bigger cash prizes as potential Olympics rival

GENEVA (AP) — Track and field announced a new global championships on Monday and promised $150,000 prizes — three times its recent cash pledge to champions at the Paris Olympics […]

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German tour operator FTI is filing for insolvency and canceling future trips

BERLIN (AP) — German tour operator FTI said Monday that it is filing for insolvency protection from creditors, and trips that haven’t yet started will be canceled or scaled back. […]

More women made the list of top paid CEOs in 2023, but their numbers are still small compared to men

More women are attaining the top job at companies in the S&P 500, but their numbers are still minuscule compared to their male counterparts. Of the 341 CEOs included in […]

CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023, widening the gap with the workers they oversee

NEW YORK (AP) — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year, easily surpassing the gains for workers at […]

Meeting demand for life on fringes

The demand to live beyond city limits is as high as it’s ever been. Just ask the residents of West St. Paul, the ascending municipality that’s home to about 9,000 […]

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Long-lost words a reminder of hope and nuance

Lived lives Winnipeg writer Deborah Schnitzer explores life lessons from women in their Third Act. The recovery of a lost document can be revelatory. Mine has been so. In preparation […]

‘I believe there’s magic in books’

Chris Melnick has been booked solid for two decades. The St. Vital resident is the founder of Share the Magic, a registered charity that collects new and gently used books […]

Fledgling feature turns 50

These days, Leonard Yakir’s best claim to fame as a filmmaker may be as the writer and producer of the cult film Out of the Blue, the Dennis Hopper-directed slice-of-grungy-life […]

Concrete plan nowhere to be seen as ER wait times jump

Something terribly wrong is going on at St. Boniface Hospital. All hospitals in Winnipeg have overcrowding and long wait times, but it’s especially bad — dangerous even — at St. […]

Combative session to wrap for summer

The rookie NDP government’s legislative agenda comes to a head Monday as 21 key bills are set to receive royal assent, including a law that limits protests at abortion clinics […]

Kylian Mbappé not in France squad for Paris Olympics

Kylian Mbappé will not play for France at the Paris Olympics after he was left out of Thierry Henry’s provisional squad for the Games on Monday. The World Cup winner, […]

A Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob has died of injuries

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob last month died of his injuries on Monday, a police official said. Police in eastern […]

2 people have died in floods in southern Germany. The situation remains tense

BERLIN (AP) — The death toll in floods across a large part of southern Germany rose to two on Monday as the body of a missing woman was found. Chancellor […]

Toyota apologizes for cheating on vehicle testing and halts production of three models

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda apologized Monday for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models as the automaker suspended production of three of them. The wide-ranging […]

From decay to dazzling. Ford restores grandeur to former eyesore Detroit train station

DETROIT (AP) — The once-blighted monolithic Michigan Central train station — for decades a symbol of Detroit’s decline — has new life following a massive six-year, multimillion-dollar renovation to create […]

Resetting the division races: Acuña’s injury, Phillies’ fast start puts Braves’ streak in jeopardy

The Atlanta Braves were already in a bit of a hole in the NL East before they got the type of news every team dreads — a season-ending injury to […]

Italy’s defensive crisis deepens as injured Scalvini out of Euro 2024 squad. Gatti called up

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Italy’s crisis in defense deepened Monday when Giorgio Scalvini was ruled out of the European Championship after he tore an ACL in Atalanta’s last match of […]

Expect the cost of your airfare to continue to rise, an aviation trade group and industry heads warn

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The cost of your next flight is likely to go up. That’s the word from the International Air Transport Association, which held its annual […]

Gunmen kill a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in Pakistan’s northwest

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen fatally shot a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in Pakistan’s northwest, an official said Monday. At least 11 police have died this year […]

Iran’s acting top diplomat visits Lebanon in the first official visit since his predecessor’s death

BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s acting foreign minister arrived in Lebanon Monday, his first official diplomatic visit since his predecessor died in a helicopter crash last month. Iran’s state-run IRNA news […]

France’s far right may win big in the EU elections. That’s worrying for migrants, Macron and Ukraine

PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen isn’t on the ballot at the weekend’s European Parliament election, but she’s likely to emerge as one of its biggest winners. […]

Onward Oilers; Edmonton prepares for Stanley Cup final against Florida Panthers

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers are where they have long expected themselves to be, which is playing for the Stanley Cup. The Oilers open the best-of-seven NHL championship Saturday night […]

Beijing accuses 2 Chinese citizens of being British spies in latest test of relations

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Beijing has accused two Chinese citizens of spying for Britain, in the latest test of a relationship that has grown increasingly fraught. China and the U.K. […]

In the news today: U of T convocations to begin amid campus protest

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… U of T convocations to begin […]

Host Germany hoping to create another summer party at Euro 2024 after recent tournament flops

BERLIN (AP) — Another extraordinary summer or another national embarrassment. No one knows quite what to expect from this Germany team heading in the European Championship. The optimists point to […]

Rockies start 3-game series at home against the Reds

Cincinnati Reds (26-33, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Colorado Rockies (21-37, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Monday, 8:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Andrew Abbott (3-5, 3.29 ERA, […]

Rangers host the Tigers to begin 3-game series

Detroit Tigers (29-30, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (29-30, second in the AL West) Arlington, Texas; Monday, 8:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (7-1, 2.01 […]