OCTOBER 1, 2022
India is considered an “expert in IT (information technology)”, but its neighboring country is an “expert in international terrorism”, said external affairs minister S Jaishankar in a not-so-subtle dig at Pakistan. He said no other country practiced terrorism the way Pakistan “practices terrorism”.
“We have a neighbour like we are expert in IT (information technology) they are expert...
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
As Hurricane Ian moves through the east coast Friday, the DMV region is gearing up to prepare for the possible threat it may cause.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has mapped out the state's preparedness efforts with the expectation of possible steady rain Friday through Monday, accompanied by strong wind gusts, according to the National Weather Service.
The state's Incident...
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
This aerial photo shows damaged homes and debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, on Thursday, in Fort Myers, Fla. - Wilfredo Lee, AP
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA – Joy McCormack stood across the road from a stretch of mobile homes, townhouses, and condos now covered in knee-deep flood waters.
She watched her neighbors wade to and from their homes, hoping...
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on a screen set at Red Square as he addresses a rally and a concert marking the annexation of four regions of Ukraine Russian troops occupy - Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, in central Moscow on September 30, 2022. ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images
Nuclear expert Hans Kristensen said he's "extraordinarily...
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
NEW DELHI: In an important verdict reinforcing bodily and decisional autonomy of the pregnant woman, the Supreme Court on Thursday, also for the first time, recognised marital rape for the purpose of unwanted pregnancy for abortion and held that rape under Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act includes a husband’s act of sexual assault or rape committed on...
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Mortgage rates rose to their highest level in more than 15 years, a new high since the 2008-09 financial crisis that adds pressure to the already cooling U.S. housing market.
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage climbed to 6.7%, according to a survey of lenders released Thursday by Freddie Mac. lt was the highest rate since...
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Maj. Jamie Lee Henry. (MSNBC)
The Justice Department on Thursday accused an Army doctor and a Johns Hopkins anesthesiologist of conspiring to provide the Russian government with medical information about U.S. soldiers and their relatives.
The indictment names Jamie Lee Henry, an Army major at Fort Bragg who had a secret security clearance, and Henry’s spouse, Anna Gabrielian, a Russian-speaker who is affiliated with Johns Hopkins, according to a Hopkins...
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
FILE - Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi waits to address judges of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Dec. 11, 2019. A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi in another criminal case Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, and sentenced Australian economist Sean Turnell to three years in prison for...
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Brothers of Italy's Giorgia Meloni attends the center-right coalition closing rally in Rome, Sept. 22. (Gregorio Borgia/AP)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Biden used the results of last week’s prime minister election in Italy, which saw hard-right candidate Giorgia Meloni prevail, as a warning of what could befall the United States if the nation’s politics succumbed to surging authoritarian...
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Most companies, regardless of their sector, are calling employees back to the office now that COVID cases have dropped significantly. While managers want their teams to return to the office, most employees are still struggling to make it to the office every day. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella now shares his thoughts on work-from-home culture. He says that...
