LOS ANGELES (AP) — For hours, motion capture sensors tacked onto Noshir Dalal’s body tracked his movements as he unleashed aerial strikes, overhead blows and single-handed attacks that would later show up in a video game. He eventually swung the sledgehammer gripped in his hand so many times that he tore a tendon in his
Asian stocks were mixed Monday as investors ponder the upcoming meeting of the Federal Reserve, following Wall Street’s best week since November with a slight uptick in U.S. stocks Friday. U.S. futures were higher while oil prices dropped. Japan’s benchmark index fluctuated in morning trading. The Nikkei 225 shed 15.50 points to 38,047.17 after data
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U.S. and Arab mediators say they are closing in on a deal to halt the war in Gaza and free hostages captured by Hamas in its Oct. 7 attack, but the talks have dragged on for months, with several moments of false hope. The negotiations gained new urgency when Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah vowed to
SINTRA, Portugal (AP) — The doorbell to Martinho de Almada Pimentel’s house is hard to find, and he likes it that way. It’s a long rope that, when pulled, rings a literal bell on the roof that lets him know someone is outside the mountainside mansion that his great-grandfather built in 1914 as a monument
A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck in the Pacific off the far eastern coast of Russia near a major naval base early Sunday, but there were no early reports of damage or injuries. The earthquake occurred 18 miles (29 kilometers) below the surface and its epicenter was about 63 miles (102
Two ferris wheel gondolas caught fire at a music festival near Leipzig in eastern Germany on Saturday night. Police are investigating the cause of the blaze. Two ferris wheel gondolas caught fire at a music festival near Leipzig in eastern Germany on Saturday night. Police are investigating the cause of the blaze. Published [hour]:[minute] [AMPM]
An uncontrolled fire on the Portuguese island of Madeira was burning for a fifth consecutive day on Sunday. The fire, which has three active fronts, reached population centres from which at least 100 people were evacuated. An uncontrolled fire on the Portuguese island of Madeira was burning for a fifth consecutive day on Sunday. The
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s coast guard accused the Philippines of deliberately crashing one of its ships into a Chinese vessel early Monday near Sabina Shoal, a new flashpoint in the increasingly alarming territorial disputes between the countries in the South China Sea. Two Philippine coast guard ships entered waters near the shoal, ignored the
