LONDON — British architect Will Alsop, whose exuberant buildings enliven cities on both sides of the Atlantic, has died, his company said Sunday. He was 70. Marcos Rosello, a co-founder with Alsop of the London-based architecture practice aLL Design, said Alsop died Saturday after a short illness. Born in Northampton in central England in 1947, […]
It’s the perfect time of year to host a backyard barbecue — and unsuspectingly invite a horde of yellow jackets to the feast.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday he has instructed his Commerce Department to help get a Chinese telecommunications company “back into business” after the U.S. government cut off access to its American suppliers. At issue is that department’s move last month to block the ZTE Corp., a major supplier of telecoms networks and smartphones […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (troo-DOH’) is scheduled to speak at a gathering of tech entrepreneurs at MIT. Massachusetts Institute of Technology officials say Trudeau will visit campus Friday to headline the annual meeting of the school’s Solve initiative . The project connects tech entrepreneurs with leaders in government, business and academia […]
BERLIN — A senior German official reportedly wants authorities to prosecute anti-Semitic hate speech posted online, even if the material is hosted abroad. Bavaria’s justice minister told weekly Welt am Sonntag that he plans to propose a change in the law when he meets with counterparts from Germany’s other 15 states next month. Winfried Bausback […]
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — The Latest on a crash involving a Tesla sedan with an Autopilot feature (all times local): 12:20 p.m. Sunday Tesla says it doesn’t know if the Autopilot feature was engaged on one of its sedans that crashed into the back of a fire department truck on a Utah roadway. The South […]
LOS ANGELES — “Avengers: Infinity War” is still ruling the box office in its third weekend in theatres, easily beating out the mom-themed fare. The Walt Disney Studios on Sunday estimates that “Infinity War” has added $61.8 million from North American theatres bringing its total domestic earnings to $547.8 million. Globally the film has now […]
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government, chastised last year in an auditor’s report that found a lack of oversight of Canada’s controversial temporary foreign workers program, is stepping up employer inspections and naming and shaming those caught breaking the rules. Since the start of the year, roughly 1,600 employers have been flagged as “high-risk employers” […]
SAO PAULO — On the sixteenth floor of the headquarters of Odebrecht, the construction company at the centre of one of the largest graft scandals in history, the executive charged with stamping out corruption insists the firm has changed its ways. Meanwhile, at the reception area downstairs, a justice official delivers the latest subpoena from […]
Health insurers are moving beyond medical claims. They want to know if you have a ride to the doctor’s office or if you’re eating right too. It’s a push to keep people healthy and control medical spending. WellCare Health Plans Inc. has been travelling this path for years. The Medicaid and Medicare Advantage coverage provider […]