Albanian prosecutors order arrest of tourist town mayor for alleged corruption

TIRANA, Albania — Albanian prosecutors said Saturday they ordered the arrest of the mayor of a seaside tourist town in the country’s south on corruption charges. The Special Court Against Corruption and Organized Crime, which handles cases involving senior officials, ordered the arrest of Jorgo Goro, the mayor of Himare. He was charged with abuse … Read more

Joe Alwyn Surfaces in L.A. as Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce Are in Town

Joe Alwyn is in L.A. while his ex, Taylor Swift, and her current boyfriend, Travis Kelce are in town … and it seems there’s a common connection in one Emma Stone. The British actor surfaced Friday near a coffee shop in Studio City, where he appeared to be on his own and minding his business … Read more

SiriusXM Town Hall: Kenny Chesney in Nashville

To celebrate the upcoming release of Kenny Chesney’s new album, Born, we have your chance to attend a special Town Hall with the artist himself on March 6 at the SiriusXM Nashville Studios! Details below for your chance to attend this special event. HOW TO GET YOUR CHANCE: EMAIL [email protected] INCLUDE “Kenny Chesney” in the … Read more

AI is the talk of the town, but businesses are still not ready for it

Ole_cnx | Istock | Getty Images Generative AI adoption rate for businesses is yet to match the hype around the technology, with data privacy, regulation, and IT infrastructure acting as major barriers to its widespread use, according to a recent survey. The global survey of more than 300 business leaders by MIT Technology Review Insights … Read more

A ‘cowboy ski town’ where high earners can’t afford a home faces a housing battle

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — Despite offering a salary of $167,000, the city of Steamboat Springs can’t find a head of human resources who can afford a place to live in the remote Colorado community surrounded by ranches and famous for training Olympic athletes. At the Steamboat hospital, doctors willing to pay more than $1 million … Read more

Cape Town, low on water, is chopping trees to cope with climate change

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Climate change is already taking a severe toll on Cape Town, contributing to worsening droughts that threaten to leave the city’s taps dry. In response, conservationists here are frantically chopping down trees — and are even contemplating burning them down. While preserving the world’s forests is widely considered essential to … Read more

Harry Styles Makes Rare Appearance at Luton Town vs. Manchester United Game: See the Photos

Harry Styles is all about that football life!  On Sunday, the typically private musician, 30, made a rare public appearance at a fixture between Manchester United and Luton Town F.C. at Kenilworth Road in Northern London. After NBC Sports Soccer shared video of Styles walking into the venue Sunday afternoon, the singer and former One Direction … Read more

Egypt threatens to suspend key peace treaty if Israel pushes into Gaza border town, officials say

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Egypt is threatening to suspend its peace treaty with Israel if Israeli troops are sent into the densely populated Gaza border town of Rafah, and says fighting there could force the closure of the territory’s main aid supply route, two Egyptian officials and a Western diplomat said Sunday. The threat to … Read more

Indian town sets a curfew and orders police to shoot violators after deadly clashes over a mosque

LUCKNOW, India — Authorities in a northern Indian town imposed an indefinite curfew and ordered police to shoot violators after clashes over the construction of a Muslim seminary and a mosque left two people dead and more than 150 injured, officials said Friday. The violence Thursday also led authorities to shut down internet services and … Read more

Mysterious bright red squirrels lead to odd discovery in New York town, officials say

The sudden appearance of bright red squirrels in one New York town led investigators to discover they were being intentionally painted and released into the wild, according to investigators. One man was responsible and he was “caught red handed” after a very unusual surveillance operation in the town of Patterson, 75 miles north of the … Read more