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Key Boeing Starliner test mission postponed shortly before launch

Key Boeing Starliner test mission postponed shortly before launch

The first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner spaceship was dramatically postponed around two hours before launch after a new safety issue was identified, officials said Monday, in a fresh blow to the US aerospace giant.

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Crisis-hit Bayern banking on Kane and victory to change the narrative

Crisis-hit Bayern banking on Kane and victory to change the narrative

Six-time Champions League winners Bayern Munich head into Wednesday's second semi-final at Real Madrid ever more reliant on striker Harry Kane amid swirling off-field crises entirely of their own making.

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Unsentenced prisoners vote for Mexican president in 'historic' first

Unsentenced prisoners vote for Mexican president in 'historic' first

Prisoners awaiting trial or sentencing began voting Monday in Mexico's presidential election from inside jails -- a first for the Latin American nation.

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Hummingbirds and hooves take over the red carpet at Met Gala

Hummingbirds and hooves take over the red carpet at Met Gala

From Bad Bunny's Tudor-inspired hat and shoes resembling cloven hooves to the hummingbird perched delicately on Zendaya's neck, the hosts set the tone at fashion's biggest night -- the annual Met Gala in New York.

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Victor Wembanyama of France named NBA Rookie of the Year

Victor Wembanyama of France named NBA Rookie of the Year

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama won the 2024 NBA Rookie of the Year award, the league announced on Monday, marking the first time a Frenchman has captured the honor.

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Boeing probed in US over possible falsified records on 787

Boeing probed in US over possible falsified records on 787

US air safety authorities are investigating whether embattled aviation giant Boeing completed required inspections on its 787 aircraft and whether employees falsified records, officials said Monday.

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No letup yet for flood-battered southern Brazil

No letup yet for flood-battered southern Brazil

The rains may have abated, but floodwaters continued their assault on southern Brazil Monday, with hundreds of municipalities in ruins amid fears that food and drinking water may soon run out.

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Man Utd rut 'not good enough' but Ten Hag vows to fight on

Man Utd rut 'not good enough' but Ten Hag vows to fight on

Erik ten Hag took responsibility for Manchester United's miserable showing in a 4-0 thrashing by Crystal Palace on Monday, but said he is still the right man to turn the club's fortunes around.

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Sweden's Aberg pulls out of PGA Wells Fargo with sore knee

Sweden's Aberg pulls out of PGA Wells Fargo with sore knee

World number six Ludvig Aberg of Sweden withdrew from this week's PGA Wells Fargo Championship on Monday with lingering knee soreness only 10 days before the PGA Championship.

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Stocks rise on renewed hopes of US Fed rate cuts

Stocks rise on renewed hopes of US Fed rate cuts

Stock markets advanced Monday on renewed optimism that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year, as well as on a positive corporate earnings season.

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