MAY 8, 2019
House Democrats moved to hold a contempt vote against Attorney General William P. Barr, who has not released the fuller Mueller report. - Erin Schaff/NY Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump asserted executive privilege on Wednesday in an effort to shield hidden portions of Robert S. Mueller III’s unredacted report and the evidence he collected from Congress.
The...
MAY 7, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Mumbai Indians 132 for 4 (Suryakumar 71*, Kishan 28, Tahir 2-33) beat Chennai Super Kings 131 for 4 (Rayudu 42*, Dhoni 37*, Rahul Chahar 2-14) by six wickets
CHENNAI - Rahul Chahar starred with the ball while Suryakumar Yadav hit a classy 71 not out as Mumbai Indians defeated defending champions Chennai Super Kings by 6...
MAY 7, 2019
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Treasury Department and IRS, arguing that the agencies have failed to respond to information requests about their guidance reducing donor disclosure requirements for certain tax-exempt groups.
"My office depends on these critical donor disclosure forms to be able to adequately oversee...
MAY 6, 2019
Representational image - Marcus Millo/Getty
MEXICO CITY - A jet traveling from Las Vegas, Nevada to Monterrey in northern Mexico never reached its destination and has been lost, a Mexican transport ministry spokesman said on Monday.
Officials were looking for the aircraft and it was not yet clear if any of the passengers survived, the spokesman added.
Mexican newspaper Reforma...
MAY 6, 2019
The Telangana government on Monday ordered a probe into a missing emerald from the crown of the presiding deity in the famous Gnana Saraswati temple at Basar in Adilabad district, 200 km north of Hyderabad.
Temple priests, who entered the sanctum sanctorum of the temple in the morning, noticed that an emerald stone embedded in the crown of...
MAY 6, 2019
Yusaku Maezawa, entrepreneur and CEO of ZOZOTOWN and SpaceX BFR's first private passenger, speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on October 9, 2018. It was confirmed in September that Maezawa will be the first man to fly around the moon on a SpaceX rocket as early as 2023. (Photo...
MAY 6, 2019
US-listed IT company Cognizant's job cuts done to slash its costs and restore growth will be focused on the middle level positions.
Cognizant recently said that its headcount growth has surpassed its revenue growth in the past two quarters; hence the company is considering job cuts as a part of its realignment program.
US-listed IT company Cognizant's job cuts,...
MAY 6, 2019
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the 2019 Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on March 11, 2019 in London, England. — Max Mumby/Indigo — Getty Images
LONDON — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex — better known as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — on Monday welcomed their first child, a boy, the first interracial baby in...
MAY 5, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Kings XI Punjab 173 for 4 (Rahul 71, Pooran 36*, Harbhajan 3-57) beat Chennai Super Kings 170 for 5 (Du Plessis 96, Raina 53, Curran 3-35, Shami 2-17) by six wickets
MOHALI - Kings XI Punjab ended the 2019 season with a crushing six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in the 55th match of VIVO IPL...
MAY 5, 2019
For Emmanus Stephen, an Uber driver from Asbury Park, New Jersey, earning enough to pay the bills means strategizing carefully about where he will work each day.
Local, short-distance rides near his home on the Jersey Shore are convenient for him, but they don't pay well — "You drive all day and you can make $100," says the...
