JULY 18, 2019
Michelle Obama and President Donald Trump. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: AP, Leah Mills/Reuters)
Former first lady Michelle Obama countered President Trump’s attacks on four Democratic congresswomen of color by emphasizing the importance of America’s diversity.
“What truly makes our country great is its diversity,” wrote Obama in a tweet Friday afternoon. “I’ve seen that beauty in so...
JULY 18, 2019
DETROIT, MICHIGAN — The heat wave that has been roasting much of the U.S. in recent days is just getting warmed up, with temperatures expected to soar to dangerous levels through the weekend.
Communities are preparing by offering buildings as cooling centers and asking residents to check in on relatives and neighbors. Officials also are concerned about smog,...
JULY 17, 2019
Pakistan on Wednesday claimed victory after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) pronounced its verdict on the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.
While ICJ rejected most of Pakistan's arguments by a vote of 15-1, the Imran Khan government said it is a "big win" for the country as ICJ rejected India's demand of Jadhav's release repatriation.
The Pakistan foreign office has...
JULY 17, 2019
While millennials garner much of the negative press around financial issues — they live with their parents because they can’t get jobs! They spend all their money on avocado toast! — Gen Xers may be the ones who are really in trouble.
“Gen Xers now have the highest average debt burden of any generation,” according to a study...
JULY 10, 2019
Brief Scorecard: New Zealand 239 for 8 (Taylor 74, Williamson 67, Bhuvneshwar 3-43) beat India 221 (Jadeja 77, Dhoni 50, Henry 3-37, Santner 2-34, Boult 2-42) by 18 runs
India's hopes ended when Martin Guptill ran MS Dhoni out. - Getty images
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - Ravindra Jadeja's heroic 77 went in vain as India crashed to an 18-run defeat...
JULY 9, 2019
Indonesian custom officers show off the front of a foreign newspaper amoung waste found in a container at the Tanjung Perak port in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. (Photo: STR, AP)
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia is sending dozens of containers of waste back to wealthy nations after finding it was contaminated with used diapers, plastic and other...
JULY 8, 2019
People wade through a flooded Sion on Monday.(Kunal Patil/HT Photo)
According to the disaster management cell of the BMC, the western suburbs received 84mm rain, while the eastern suburbs got 63mm and island city 40mm between 8am and 3pm.
It was the return of last week’s Monday blues for Mumbaiites, as heavy rain led to waterlogging, house and wall...
JULY 7, 2019
Dark clouds cover the sky over the headquarter of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, July 7, 2019. The supervisory board of the bank meets on Sunday to decide about further strategies. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany's struggling Deutsche Bank said Sunday it would cut 18,000 jobs by 2022, downsizing its volatile investment banking division in...
JULY 7, 2019
LYON, France -- The United States women's soccer team was as good as American players promised -- maybe even better.
Especially Megan Rapinoe, the pink-haired captain who emerged with the Golden Ball as top player, the Golden Boot as top scorer and a world-wide stature as a champion for gender equity.
The U.S. won its record fourth Women's World...
JULY 6, 2019
British Ambassador Kim Darroch (pictured January 2017) reportedly said Trump's presidency could "crash and burn" and "end in disgrace" - Paul Morigi
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Britain's ambassador in the United States has described President Donald Trump and his administration as "inept" and "uniquely dysfunctional", according to leaked diplomatic memos published by the Mail on Sunday.
Ambassador Kim Darroch...
