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Dan Frank, revered editor at Pantheon Books, dead at 67

Dan Frank, revered editor at Pantheon Books, dead at 67

NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Frank, a revered and longtime editor at Pantheon Books who worked with such prize-winning authors as Cormac McCarthy, Oliver Sacks and Jill Lepore, died Monday at age 67.
Court order would allow 15-year-old to sign with NSWL team

Court order would allow 15-year-old to sign with NSWL team

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order that allows a talented 15-year-old player who already trains with professionals to sign with a National Women's Soccer League team. The order issued Monday by U.S.
US warns against all travel to Japan as Olympics loom

US warns against all travel to Japan as Olympics loom

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Department are warning Americans against all travel to Japan because of a surge in coronavirus cases in the country as it prepares to host the Olympics in just two months.
Stocks climb on Wall Street as appetite for risk returns

Stocks climb on Wall Street as appetite for risk returns

TOKYO — Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street as investors regained an appetite for risk following two straight weeks of losses. The S&P 500 rose 1% Monday, with technology stocks leading the gains.
Timothée Chalamet to play Willy Wonka in origin story

Timothée Chalamet to play Willy Wonka in origin story

NEW YORK (AP) — Timothée Chalamet will play Willy Wonka in a musical based on the early life of Roald Dahl's eccentric chocolatier. Warner Bros. and the Roald Dahl Story Co. announced Monday that the 25-year-old Chalamet will star in “Wonka.
Max Mosley, racing boss who took on UK tabloids, dies at 81

Max Mosley, racing boss who took on UK tabloids, dies at 81

LONDON (AP) — Max Mosley, who shook off the stigma of his family’s links to fascism to become international motorsport’s top administrator and later made a stand as a privacy campaigner in response to tabloid stories about his sex life, has died.
Iran agrees to extend deal on cameras at its nuclear sites

Iran agrees to extend deal on cameras at its nuclear sites

VIENNA (AP) — Iran and the U.N.
Finding right balance with remote work can reduce burnout, experts say

Finding right balance with remote work can reduce burnout, experts say

Michael Martyn was tired even before he managed to land his first job in months.
India virus death toll passes 300,000, 3rd highest in world

India virus death toll passes 300,000, 3rd highest in world

NEW DELHI (AP) — India crossed another grim milestone Monday of more than 300,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating surge of infections appeared to be easing in big cities but was swamping the poorer countryside.
Italian cable car plunges to the ground, killing at least 13

Italian cable car plunges to the ground, killing at least 13

ROME (AP) — A cable car taking visitors to a mountaintop view of some of northern Italy's most picturesque lakes plummeted to the ground Sunday and then tumbled down the slope, killing 13 people and sending two children to the hospital in serious con
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