Judith Jamison, famed dancer, dies at age 81

Judith Jamison, famed dancer, dies at age 81 – CBS News Watch CBS News Judith Jameson, the acclaimed dancer who went on to become the artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has died. She was 81. Shanelle Kaul takes a look at her legacy. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

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Inbound travel to Japan remains high in the off-peak autumn months

Temperatures are cooling in Japan, but interest in visiting shows no signs of abating, as autumn arrivals continue to outpace pre-pandemic levels. The country welcomed 2.93 million foreign visitors in August, followed by another 2.87 million visitors in September — well above the 2.52 million and 2.27 million who arrived during those same months in 2019, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization. Historically, Japan sees a lull of tourists

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Earthquake rocks Cuba as residents struggle to recover from recent storms | Earthquakes News

Officials say efforts to assess damage are under way after 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Cuba. A powerful earthquake has hit eastern Cuba, adding more problems to a country still reeling from a series of recent storms and blackouts. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported on Sunday that a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit about 40km (25 miles) south of the town of Bartolome Maso. No deaths or injuries have been

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Kate’s ‘solemn duty’ and PM to hold talks with Macron

BBC The Telegraph and several other papers carry an image of the Princess of Wales at the Cenotaph on Sunday, as she returns to public duties after undergoing cancer treatment earlier this year. Elsewhere, the Telegraph reports that Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron will hold talks on whether US President Joe Biden can be persuaded to give Ukraine permission to fire Storm Shadow missiles into Russia. The paper describes

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South Korean president sorry for controversies surrounding wife

South Korea’s president has apologised for a string of controversies surrounding his wife that included allegedly accepting a luxury Dior handbag and stock manipulation. Addressing the nation on television, Yoon Suk Yeol said his wife, Kim Keon Hee, should have conducted herself better, but her portrayal had been excessively “demonised”, adding that some of the claims against her were “exaggerated”. The president said he would set up an office to

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Israeli strikes on north Lebanon and Gaza kill dozens, officials say

Rescuers dig for survivors after Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon Israeli strikes on northern Lebanon and Gaza have killed dozens of people including several children, rescuers and officials say. The Lebanese health ministry said at least 23 people including seven children were killed on Sunday in Almat near Byblos, to the north of the capital Beirut. In northern Gaza, the civil defence agency said at least 30 people were

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Face the Nation: Khanna, Kashkari, Pierce

Face the Nation: Khanna, Kashkari, Pierce – CBS News Watch CBS News Missed the second half of the show? The latest on…Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna tells “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the party “to have a vision on building new factories, on helping raise minimum wage, on dealing with child care, and emphasize that our party has a better economic story”, Neel Kashkari, the president of the Minneapolis

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