Bossa nova 'Mas Que Nada' star Sergio Mendes dies at 83
Brazilian music legend Sergio Mendes, who helped catapult bossa nova onto the global stage in the 1960s with hits including "Mas Que Nada," died in Los Angeles at the age of 83, his family said Friday.
Read moreAmerican shot dead at West Bank demo where Israeli forces opened fire
A Turkish-American woman was shot dead Friday while demonstrating against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank town of Beita, where the army acknowledged opening fire.
Read moreNew York Fashion Week opens with call to vote from Jill Biden
US First Lady Jill Biden called for the protection of "freedoms" Friday during a "get out the vote" march that opened New York Fashion Week.
Read moreMexico president warns top court not to block judicial reforms
Mexico's outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday warned the Supreme Court against blocking his controversial judicial reforms, saying it would be a "flagrant violation" of the constitution.
Read moreEngland's Wood out for rest of 2024 with elbow injury
England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out for the rest of the year following a right elbow injury, team management said Friday.
Read moreWoodhall wins first Paralympic gold, Storey takes 19th
Hunter Woodhall, the double amputee sprinter who is one half an Olympic-Paralympic power couple, charged to gold in the 400m on Friday while British cyclist Sarah Storey won the 19th title of her career.
Read moreBringing Sagan's 'Bonjour Tristesse' to modern moviegoers
When Canadian writer Durga Chew-Bose was asked to pen a new film adaptation of Francoise Sagan's hit 1954 coming-of-age novel "Bonjour Tristesse," she jumped at the chance, even going beyond the page to offer costume and music advice.
Read moreRecord-breaker Inglis's century sets-up Australia's T20 series win over Scotland
Josh Inglis's record-breaking century laid the platform for Australia's 70 run-hammering of Scotland in Edinburgh on Friday as they took an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match Twenty20 series.
Read moreUS Open bride-to-be cancels wedding, wins Grand Slam title
Ukraine's Lyudmyla Kichenok became a Grand Slam champion at the US Open on Friday, just two days after cancelling her wedding.
Read moreInglis century sets-up Australia's T20 series win over Scotland
Josh Inglis struck a quickfire century as Australia hammered Scotland by 70 runs in Edinburgh on Friday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match Twenty20 series.
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