Ukrainian Olympian disqualified over images of war dead on his helmet Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych takes part in the skeleton men's training session at Cortina Sliding Center on Wednesday. His helmet bears the faces of athletes killed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine....

Weekly Chartstopper: April 17, 2026 This WeekThe Strait of Hormuz is “completely open”!That’s what Iran’s foreign minister said today and President Trump confirmed. The caveat being that this is for “the remaining period of the ceasefire” between Israel and Lebanon, which currently ends April 26.This is the best sign yet that a near-term peace deal is possible, and President Trump...

Apple’s new parental controls are for keeping Apple out of troubleWhen Apple put child safety front and center at WWDC on Monday, its stated goal was helping parents fine-tune their kids’ online experiences and avoid excessive screen time. But amid a global debate over internet regulation, its latest updates also looked like a defensive move in a brewing fight against Meta and other app...

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of killing hundreds in hospital strikeYama Bariz,BBC Afghan, KabulandKathryn ArmstrongAFP via Getty ImagesOfficials say thousands of people were being treated for drug addiction at the hospitalDozens of people are feared dead or injured at a drug treatment centre in Afghanistan's capital after an air strike that the Taliban government blamed on Pakistan. The...

Amazon brings Alexa+ to the UK In Brief Posted: 5:27 AM PDT · March 19, 2026 Image Credits:Amazon Amazon is bringing its new AI-powered conversational assistant, Alexa+, to the U.K., the first country to get the AI assistant outside of North America. The company is currently letting users in the U.K. try out Alexa+ for free via an early...