Linda Deutsch, a special correspondent for The Associated Press who for nearly 50 years wrote glittering first drafts of history from many of the nation’s most significant criminal and civil trials — Charles Manson, O.J. Simpson, Michael Jackson, among others — died Sunday. She was 80. Deutsch was diagnosed with…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Cathay Pacific said it had started an inspection of its entire fleet of Airbus A350 aircraft as a “precautionary measure” following an engine problem on one of its long-haul jets.The Hong Kong-based…

More than 10,000 hotel workers at 24 hotels stretching from Boston to the West Coast to Hawaii went on strike early Sunday morning, disrupting travel during a busy Labor Day weekend. The hotels are reportedly still open but guests will deal with a skeleton staff unable to provide full services.…

The Alternative for Germany has won elections in the eastern region of Thuringia, the first time a far-right party has won a state poll in Germany’s postwar history. Projections by Germany’s public broadcaster ZDF put the AfD on 33.1 per cent in Thuringia, way ahead of all other parties. The…

In the 1984 rom-com “The Lonely Guy,” a crowded restaurant goes silent when Steve Martin tells the host he wants a table for dinner alone. A spotlight shines on him as he walks awkwardly to his seat. Too embarrassed to acknowledge he’s having dinner out by himself, Martin pretends to…

Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for freeThe stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White HouseThe US oil industry and Republicans are demanding Kamala Harris clarify her energy and climate policy, as the Democratic candidate tries to please her progressive base without alienating voters…

Tickets for Oasis, the biggest rock band to come out of Britain in the last 30 years, go on pre-sale Friday afternoon in the UK and Ireland, ahead of a general sale Saturday that will likely be met with heavy demand. The Oasis Live ’25 Tour begins next summer on…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.During a rare interview with the Financial Times in February, Telegram’s chief executive Pavel Durov boasted of having a “perfect job, perfect life”. Sitting in his gleaming office on the 35th floor…

Brazil’s Supreme Court has threatened to suspend the social media platform X if Elon Musk doesn’t appoint a new legal representative of the company in Brazil and settle any outstanding daily fines within 24 hours. It marks the latest in an ongoing feud between Musk and the court’s judge, Justice…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Lower-income American households are running out of money at the end of every month, the discount retailer Dollar General said as it released dismal results that drove its shares down almost 30…