Text size JOSH EDELSON / AFP via Getty Images Centrica’s shares soared more than 17% after it agreed to sell Direct Energy, its North American energy business, to NRG Energy for $ 3.6 billion in cash. Houston-based Direct Energy provides electricity, natural gas, and home services to consumers and businesses …

LONDON – Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, have distanced themselves from a new book about their time in the British royal family. To be published in August, “Finding Freedom” describes a culture of increasing tension between the couple and other members of the royal family, including Prince …

Gunshots erupted during a planned protest in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday, and three members of the heavily armed militia group, “Not F — ing Around Coalition” (NFAC), were wounded by gunfire from one of their own armed members. Police told Fox News. PLANNING OF THE BLACK MILITIA ARMED LOUISVILLE MARCH …

Tom Cruise received clearance to bypass Norway’s coronavirus quarantine restrictions to film the next installment of “Mission: Impossible 7”. Abid Raja, the country’s Minister of Culture and Equality, confirmed the news in a tweet and provided a clip of a phone call between him and the actor discussing his return …

AP photo and video journalists will film exclusively on Sony equipment in the future. The news comes after the agency yesterday announced a partnership that will make the Japanese giant the provider of cameras for its reporters. As part of the transition, most AP photojournalists will be outfitted with Sony …