JANUARY 27, 2020
Image: Supreme Court Building. - Sarah Silbiger
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order Monday allowing the Trump administration to begin enforcing new limits on immigrants who are considered likely to become overly dependent on government benefit programs.
The court acted on a vote of 5-4. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and...
JANUARY 27, 2020
Democrats managing President Trump’s impeachment trial have long sought testimony from John R. Bolton, his former national security adviser. - Doug Mills/NY Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump told his national security adviser in August that he wanted to continue freezing $391 million in security assistance to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats including the...
JANUARY 27, 2020
Yes she can — win a Grammy.
Michelle Obama Holds First Book Signing In Her Hometown Of Chicago. - Scott Olson/Getty Images
Michelle Obama can now add Grammy winner to her list of significant accomplishments, including her successes as a lawyer, initiatives as first lady, and her enviable arms (who doesn’t want Michelle Obama arms, really?). She took...
JANUARY 26, 2020
Brief Scorecard: India 135 for 3 (Rahul 57*, Iyer 44, Southee 2-20) beat New Zealand 132 for 5 (Seifert 33*, Guptill 33, Jadeja 2-18) by five wickets
KL Rahul steadied the innings after a couple of early wickets, - Getty Images
AUCKLAND - Last weekend India were rescuing a home ODI series against Australia. Their jet lag had...
JANUARY 26, 2020
Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant tries to maintain control of the ball while going to the basket against Washington Wizards' Marcus Thornton on Sunday, March 27, 2016, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. - Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/TNS
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant, 41, the legendary basketball star who spent 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers,...
JANUARY 25, 2020
Queen Elizabeth; Prince William - ALASTAIR GRANT/AFP via Getty Images; Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage
Prince William has a new title.
On Saturday, Queen Elizabeth appointed her grandson as the new Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. In the position, William will become the British monarch’s personal representative to the Church of Scotland, carrying out various...
JANUARY 25, 2020
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Ever since Vladimir Putin announced a dramatic overhaul of Russia's constitution and the removal of his longtime prime minister and cabinet, Russians have been asking themselves a single question: What is Putin up to?
Since the Jan. 15 announcement, Putin hasn't slowed down.
He put forward a bill on Monday containing constitutional amendments and by Thursday...
JANUARY 24, 2020
Travellers, wearing masks, arrive on a direct flight from China (REUTERS)
Up to 11 people in five states were the first to be quarantined in India, China placed tens of millions more under citywide lockdowns, and the number of dead and infected due to a deadly new virus rose sharply as authorities around the world raced on...
JANUARY 24, 2020
Brief Scorecard: India 204 for 4 (Iyer 58*, Rahul 56, Sodhi 2-36) beat New Zealand 203 for 5 (Munro 59, Taylor 54, Williamson 51, Jadeja 1-18) by six wickets
KL Rahul celebrates his half-century - Getty Images
The last time India and New Zealand met, in the World Cup semi-final last year, Martin Guptill pulled off a memorable...
JANUARY 24, 2020
Meghan and Harry Windsor aren’t the first people to try to quit the safety of a rich family and try to go it alone, and they won’t be the last.
But financial experts who have counseled wealthy families say the reports about the couple’s first financial moves as an independent royals raise classic warning signs. Chief among them:...
