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United Airlines sees a supersonic future

United Airlines sees a supersonic future

United Airlines aims to bring back supersonic travel before the decade is over with a plane that has yet to be built.
WHO: Vaccinating kids 'not a high priority' amid shortage

WHO: Vaccinating kids 'not a high priority' amid shortage

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s top vaccines expert said Thursday that immunizing children against COVID-19 is not a high priority from a WHO perspective, given the extremely limited global supply of doses.
New study to look at COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in South Asian community

New study to look at COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in South Asian community

HAMILTON — Ottawa is backing a new study investigating COVID-19 immune response and vaccine hesitancy in the South Asian community. The federal government is investing roughly $1.
Trudeau on the table, Nickelback's out-of-control pyro: a look at past Juno Awards

Trudeau on the table, Nickelback's out-of-control pyro: a look at past Juno Awards

TORONTO — From Nickelback pyro accidentally torching pricey projectors to Justin Trudeau dancing on a table many years before becoming prime minister, the Juno Awards have certainly had some memorable moments over the past 50 years.
FDA warns doctors to stop using heart pump tied to deaths

FDA warns doctors to stop using heart pump tied to deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators warned surgeons Thursday to stop implanting a heart pump made by Medtronic due to power failures recently tied to cases of stroke and more than a dozen deaths.
1st cruise ship sails through Venice since start of pandemic

1st cruise ship sails through Venice since start of pandemic

SOAVE, Italy (AP) — Early risers in Venice were surprised Thursday to see a cruise ship nosing down the Giudecca canal for the first time since the start of the pandemic, despite repeated government pledges to reroute such huge vessels due to safety
Review: Mary Hott brings wrongs to light regarding mine wars

Review: Mary Hott brings wrongs to light regarding mine wars

Mary Hott with the Carpenter Ants, "Devil in the Hills: Coal Country Reckoning” (Harmonic Alliance) This is grim history beautifully told. Mary Hott has put to music the tragic tale of West Virginia’s mine wars.
EU plans digital ID wallet for bloc's post-pandemic life

EU plans digital ID wallet for bloc's post-pandemic life

LONDON (AP) — The European Union unveiled plans Thursday for a digital ID wallet that residents could use to access services across the 27-nation bloc, part of a post-pandemic recovery strategy that involves accelerating the shift to an online world.
'Good feeling': Ai Weiwei picks Portugal for new show, home

'Good feeling': Ai Weiwei picks Portugal for new show, home

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is putting on the biggest show of his career, and he is doing it in a place he’s fallen in love with: Portugal.
Cannes lineup features Wes Anderson, Sean Penn, Leox Carax

Cannes lineup features Wes Anderson, Sean Penn, Leox Carax

The Cannes Film Festival on Thursday unveiled a lineup of films from big-name auteurs — including Wes Anderson, Asghar Farhadi, Mia Hansen-Løve and Sean Penn — for its 74th edition, an in-person, summertime event that aims to make a stirring return i
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