OCTOBER 14, 2020
Virginia governor: Ralph Northam. - Getty Images
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D), who was allegedly discussed as a possible kidnapping target by members of a Michigan militia group arrested last week, said Wednesday that President Trump's rhetoric is "emboldening" white supremacists.
Northam told CNN's "New Day" that Trump's words have inspired groups like those charged with plotting to abduct...
OCTOBER 14, 2020
Former US National Security Advisor Jon Bolton. - Getty Images
Former national security adviser John Bolton ripped the Trump administration's diplomatic efforts aimed at North Korea, claiming on Wednesday that they had "failed" to make the Korean Peninsula safer.
In an interview with CNBC, Bolton trashed President Trump's months-long diplomatic courtship of Kim Jong Un. Trump became the first...
OCTOBER 13, 2020
PHOENIX - Facing increasingly grim poll numbers that show a widening advantage for former Vice President Joe Biden, Senate Republicans desperate to save their majority are beginning to distance themselves from President Trump just weeks before Election Day.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his top lieutenant, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), have offered critical assessments of the...
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Beijing Railway Station during holidays of Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day. - Reuters/CARLOS GARCIA RAWLINS
BEIJING - Mainland China reported its first locally transmitted COVID-19 infections in nearly two months, as Qingdao launched a city-wide testing drive after discovering new cases linked to a hospital designated to treat imported infections.
The National Health Commission said in a statement that...
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Tiffany Trump watch as President Donald Trump speaks on the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday. - Jabin Botsford/TWP
Eric Trump took his Secret Service agents to Trump golf courses in Scotland, as he led transatlantic tours for paying customers. Donald Trump Jr. took his...
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Pompeii Archaeological Park Press Office The woman took the artifacts from Pompeii in 2005.
A Canadian woman has returned five artifacts she took from Pompeii in 2005, saying they have plagued her with bad luck.
The woman, identified only as Nicole, sent two white mosaic tiles, two pieces of amphora vase and a piece of ceramic wall to...
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Anthony Fauci - Getty Images
Anthony Fauci, the nation's infectious disease expert, on Monday warned that President Trump's campaign rallies, where social distancing and mask-wearing aren't required, are "asking for trouble" as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
Asked by CNN's Jake Tapper if he is worried about the public health consequences of Trump's rallies, Fauci replied, "We know...
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Brief Scorecard: Royal Challengers Bangalore 194 for 2 (de Villiers 73*, Finch 47, Kohli 33*) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 112 for 9 (Gill 34, Morris 2-17, Sundar 2-20) by 82 runs
Royal Challengers Bangalore thumped Kolkata Knight Riders by 82 runs on Monday (October 12) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. A brilliant bowling performance and AB de Villiers...
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Bangalore-based payment solution provider Razorpay became one of the Indian tech startup’s to join the Unicorn club after it raised $100 million (about Rs 731 crore) in a funding round, the company announced on Monday. The fund raising round was co-led by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC and Sequoia Capital India.
The round, which valued the company at...
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Since the time the Indo-China border standoff began, the People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) has been keeping the surface of Pangong Tso under surveillance through high-speed patrol crafts such as Type 305 and Type 928D boats copied from Swedish CB-90 boats.
But latest satellite imagery shows China is now tracking the depths of Pangong Tso as well...
