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King Charles III's cancer results in him backing from public duties, Buckingham Palace announces

Britain’s King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and will step back from public-facing duties while he undergoes treatment, Buckingham Palace announced Monday.

Wellness influencers fueled pandemic misinformation - now targeting another crisis

When wildfire ripped through Hawaii’s Maui last August, the impact was devastating: a whole town reduced to ashes, more than 100 lives lost. The inferno was described as the “largest natural disaster in state history.”

More than 120 killed by raging wildfires in Chile as authorities warn toll will rise

Devastating wildfires tearing through swaths of Chile have killed more than 120 people, authorities said Monday, as they warned that the death toll was set to rise.Devastating wildfires tearing through swaths of Chile have killed more than 120 people, authorities …

King Charles III has form of cancer, Buckingham Palace announces

King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Monday.

Bob Beckwith, 9/11 rescuer who stood next to President George W. Bush atop debris, dies at 91

Bob Beckwith, the former New York City firefighter who famously stood alongside President George W. Bush atop a charred fire truck in the rubble of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has died, according to the union representing New York firefighters and …

Manipulated Biden video remains online = Meta’s Oversight Board rules

A video on Facebook manipulated to suggest that President Joe Biden behaves inappropriately toward women can remain on the platform, but only because of a problematic loophole in Meta’s “incoherent” policies, the company’s Oversight Board said Monday.

Zelensky considers major shakeup Ukraine’s leadership, beyond ouster of military chief

President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is considering replacing many of Ukraine’s leaders, including the head of the military, to “reset” the country’s path nearly two years since the full-scale Russian invasion.

Centuries-old sea creatures data suggest world overshot climate limit - some scientists disagree

Using sponges collected off the coast of Puerto Rico in the eastern Caribbean, scientists have calculated 300 years of ocean temperatures and concluded the world has already overshot one crucial global warming limit and is speeding toward another.

Snap lays off 10% of staff, cuts approximately 500 jobs

Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat, said Monday that it is laying off 10% of its staff, becoming the latest tech company to conduct a fresh round of job cuts since the start of the year.

El Salvador election results delayed, despite president’s declaration of victory

El Salvador’s Supreme Electoral Court on Monday said it had asked polling stations across the country to manually record the results of Sunday’s presidential election after electronic transmission of results stopped updating overnight at around 31%.

Emirates head says "Boeing in ‘last chance saloon,’"

Tim Clark, the president of Emirates, has joined a chorus of airline executives in warning that Boeing is running out of time to restore its reputation following a series of safety and manufacturing blunders.

Atmospheric river parks over Southern California poses deadly flood threat for millions

An intense, long-lasting atmospheric river is moving across California — bringing widespread power outages and the potential for mudslides and life-threatening flooding as it dumps heavy rain and snow. Follow our live coverage here. This is what’s happening:

Jury set to decide fate of Michigan school shooter’s mother in manslaughter trial

A jury is set to begin deliberating Monday in the manslaughter trial of Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four people at a Michigan high school in 2021, in a novel legal case that stands as a …

Narrowly divided House makeup shifts with new vacancy

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson is overseeing one of the smallest House majorities in history as Congress confronts contentious fights over immigration, impeachment and government funding.

New problem found on Boeing 737 Max planes

A new problem has been found during the production of 737 Max jets that will force Boeing to rework about 50 planes that have not yet been delivered.