Brittney Griner back to work on and off court after whirlwind trips

Griner mostly kept a low profile since a nearly 10-month detainment in Russia on drug-related charges ended with a prisoner swap in December. Now that the WNBA season is just around the corner, the Mercury star has been front and center on the court and off it.

Samra Origins: The Weeknd partners with Blue Bottle Coffee to honor Ethiopia

The “Starboy" singer, and multi-award-winning music mogul whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, said the coffee's product line, Samra Origins, is named after his mother “and created in her image."

The coronation of King Charles III: What to know

The pomp, pageantry and symbolism of this weekend's much-anticipated occasion date back to the medieval times.

Serbia school shooter had list of students to target, police say

Police say a teenager who killed eight fellow students and a school guard drew sketches of classrooms and wrote a list of people he intended to target.

'Harry Potter' star Emma Watson felt 'caged,' leading her to step away from acting

As the star of a movie, Watson felt every critique was directed towards her, or she was held responsible for things she had no control over, something she "began to find really frustrating."

Record seizure of fentanyl, opioids in largest international darknet trafficking operation

A total of 288 arrests were made, 117 firearms, 850 kg of drugs, 64 of fentanyl or fentanyl-laced narcotics were seized as well as $53.4 million in cash and virtual currency.

BP reports $5 billion quarterly profit on strong oil, gas trading

BP’s profits have rebounded from last year's losses, and this quarter's earnings have exceeded analysts' expectations. Oil companies have been reporting higher earnings after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Legendary folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84

Gordon Lightfoot, Canada’s legendary folk singer-songwriter whose hits include “Early Morning Rain” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” has died at age 84.

Pope Francis discusses secret peace ‘mission,’ support for Ukraine kids

Deportations of Ukrainian children have been a concern since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began. Pope Francis said the Holy See had already helped mediate some prisoner exchanges.

Aerosmith announces 40-stop 'Peace Out' farewell tour

Aerosmith will be touring a U.S. city near you for the rock band's farewell tour. “I think it’s about time," guitarist Joe Perry said.

Jock Zonfrillo, 'MasterChef Australia' judge and chef, dies at 46

Jock Zonfrillo was set to appear as a judge in a new season of “MasterChef Australia," which was due to air this week.

Tunisia coast sees 210 migrant bodies wash ashore in 2 weeks

Preliminary examinations of the bodies indicated that the migrants were from sub-Saharan Africa, according to the National Guard’s Houssemeddine Jebabli.

Principal, forced to resign after showing David statue photo, visits Florence masterpiece

A former Florida school principal who was forced to resign after students were shown an image of Michelangelo’s iconic statue of a nude David has viewed the masterpiece in person.