When Israel began pounding the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh in airstrikes that killed Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, the blasts were so powerful that a pregnant woman feared her baby could not withstand the force. Like other residents of Dahiyeh, a Hezbollah stronghold, the family -- Zahraa, her husband and two sons, aged 17 and 10 - quickly packed what they could and fled for other parts of the capital Beirut.
Victoria Beckham's fashion show in Paris was attended by Sofia Vergara and Eva Longoria, and they all carried the wife of David Beckham's new handbag, as did Harper Beckham.
Thinner benefits and coverage changes await many older Americans shopping for health insurance this fall. More than a million people will probably have to find new coverage as major insurers cut costs and pull back from markets for Medicare Advantage plans, the privately run version of the federal government’s coverage program mostly for people ages 65 and older. Industry experts also predict some price increases for Medicare prescription drug plans as required coverage improvements kick in.