Prince Harry runs headfirst down a skeleton sled course, saying 'everyone should do this'
WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — Prince Harry rode a tiny skeleton sled headlong down a 101.5 mph course at next year's Invictus Games. Afterwards, he smiled and said, “Everyone should do this too.” Prince Harry was in Whistler, British Columbia, with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, visiting players at training camp and promoting the fight. The course, where he sped down twice on Thursday, is one of the fastest bobsled courses in the world and also hosts a skeleton race. After serving in Afghanistan, the Prince of Wales established the Invictus Games for wounded, injured and sick service members and veterans. His 2025 Games, to be held in Vancouver and Whistler, will feature winter sports for the first time.
Oscar newcomer Godzilla steps into the Academy Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Godzilla has visited Tokyo, Hong Kong, Paris, San Francisco, Boston, Moscow, London and Hawaii. However, until now he has never attended the Oscars. When the Academy Awards ceremony takes place on March 10th, Godzilla will stretch out his scaly, reptilian legs on the red carpet at the Dolby Theater for the first time in the franchise's 70-year history. Godzilla His Minus One, the 37th film in the series, was nominated for Best Visual Effects. “Godzilla Minus One” has proven to be a particularly boundary-breaking phenomenon. Its success at both the Oscars and the box office reflects a deeper shift in moviegoer tastes toward international productions.
Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth and Zendaya to host 2024 Met Gala
NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth and Zendaya will join Anna Wintour as co-chairs of this year's Met Gala. Vogue and the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Thursday. This year's Met Gala will be held on May 6th. And what's the dress code? “The Garden of Time,” whatever that means in the star-studded crowd's imagination. The dress code is related to the Met Costume Institute theme and Spring Exhibition. This year's theme is “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” The gala is a fundraiser for the institute, which receives most of its annual budget.
U.S. eases restrictions on Wells Fargo after years of intense scrutiny following scandal
NEW YORK (AP) – The Biden administration is loosening regulations on banking giant Wells Fargo, saying the bank has sufficiently revised its toxic culture after years of scandal. The news sent Wells Fargo's stock soaring in afternoon trading as investors speculated that the company could start growing again after years of being tightly constrained by regulators. did. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the regulator for large national banks like Wells Fargo, is forcing banks to overhaul the way they sell financial products to customers, adding additional consumer protections and employee protections against whistleblowers. terminated the consent order requiring the provision of
Rob Manfred announces he will retire as baseball commissioner in January 2029 after 14 years.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he will step down when his current term ends in January 2029. At a spring training press conference, Manfred said he is 70 years old and will serve 14 years as commissioner during his term. The 65-year-old replaced Bud Selig in January 2015 and was given a five-year term. Owners voted in November 2018 to offer Manfred a new contract through the 2024 season, then voted to approve Manfred's latest term last July.
Mexico's Catholic bishops say they have negotiated a potential peace agreement with drug cartel leaders
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexico's Roman Catholic bishop says he and three other bishops have met with drug cartel bosses to negotiate a possible peace deal in the violent southern state of Guerrero. said. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday he would approve such talks. López Obrador said this was not the first time church leaders had held such a meeting, having previously held such talks in neighboring Michoacán and other states. The bishop said the talks failed because cartels and drug organizations did not want to stop fighting over territory in Guerrero state. These turf wars have shut down transport links and led to dozens of killings in recent months.
Truck fuel tank explodes, injuring 9 Los Angeles firefighters
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Authorities say the fuel tank of a burning truck exploded as Los Angeles firefighters worked to extinguish a fire. Nine people were injured, two of them seriously. Fire officials said 10 firefighters arrived on the scene minutes before the explosion after receiving a report of a vehicle fire in the Wilmington area early Thursday morning. All victims were taken to a nearby trauma center in stable condition, officials said. One person was taken to a burn unit at another hospital. The explosion site is in an industrial area separated from neighboring areas by wide roads and railroad tracks. Wilmington is 29 miles south of downtown.
Ford CEO says he will rethink where cars are made after last year's auto workers strike
DETROIT (AP) – Ford's chief executive says last fall's controversial United Auto Workers union strike has changed the company's relationship with unions and that he is being “cautious” about where to build future cars. He said that he had reached the point where he was thinking, CEO Jim Farley said Thursday at the Wolf Research Global Auto Conference in New York that the company has avoided strikes since the 1970s and has always been proud of its relationship with the UAW. Ta. But last year, Ford's highly profitable plant in Louisville, Kentucky, became the first truck plant shut down by the UAW strike. “We need to think carefully about our (manufacturing) footprint” as the company considers the transition from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, Farley said.
Power outages hit Boston's transit system during morning rush hour, leaving thousands stranded
BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of commuters were stranded around Boston after power outages hit multiple lines on the beleaguered transit service. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority notified Company X, formerly known as Twitter, at around 7 a.m. Thursday that it was working to resolve an issue affecting multiple lines critical to helping commuters in Boston. I told him I was there. Power was restored several hours later. Power outages have become the latest problem to hit transportation systems. From 3pm to 7pm on Thursday, fare gates will open at subway stations on all four high-speed rail lines for the afternoon commute.
Ben Affleck inspired J.Lo's first album in 10 years.she uses it to poke fun at her own romantic past
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Throughout her career, Jennifer Lopez has been praised as a groundbreaking, prolific and hard-working artist. But there's one adjective that people don't often associate with the pop icon turned actor and producer. That's self-deprecating. But as Lopez prepares to release her first studio album in a decade, she opens up about her past relationships in “This Is Me…Now: A Love Story,” a “story-driven film adventure.” He is acting out a kind of fictionalized deadly sin. It will be released on Prime Video on Friday to coincide with the album's release. Lopez told The Associated Press that although he had to fight for the film, he hopes viewers can take their own lessons from it.
