APRIL 5, 2019
Attorney General P. William Barr’s four-page memo on March 24 described what he said were the principal conclusions of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s report. Pressure has been growing for him to release the full report. - Yuri Gripas/Reuters
Revelations that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s still-confidential report may contain damaging information about President Trump...
APRIL 4, 2019
Australia has passed laws aimed at curbing the sharing of violent material on social media. Photograph: Reuters File Photo/Reuters
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - Labor supports legislation in response to Christchurch shooting that threatens jail for executives, despite media companies’ concerns.
The Australian parliament has passed legislation to crack down on violent videos on social media, despite furious reaction from the...
APRIL 3, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Mumbai Indians 170 for 5 (Suryakumar 59, Krunal 42, Jadeja 1-10) beat Chennai Super Kings 133 for 8 (Jadhav 58, Hardik 3-20, Malinga 3-34) by 37 runs
MUMBAI - Jason Behrendorff starred on debut while Hardik Pandya shone with bat and ball as Mumbai Indians became the first team in IPL history to win 100 matches....
APRIL 3, 2019
A 24-year-old Greenbelt man by the name of "Albanky" drove a Bentley Continental, a Porsche and a Land Rover. He made a hip-hop video documenting his life as a club denizen in D.C. area nightspots and claimed to run a media production business.
In reality, the 24-year-old with roots in Cameroon named Aldrin Fon Fomukong, and a crew of...
APRIL 3, 2019
Representative Richard Neal, a Democrat from Massachusetts and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, center, speaks while Representative John Lewis, a Democrat from Georgia and chairman of the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee, second left, and Representative Kevin Brady, a Republican from Texas and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
The most...
APRIL 3, 2019
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler speaks with ranking Republican member Rep. Doug Collins as the committee debates before voting to subpoena Special Counsel Robert Mueller's full unredacted report on April 3, 2019. - Alex Wroblewski
The House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines on Wednesday to authorize the chairman to issue subpoenas for the full Mueller report,...
APRIL 2, 2019
Canada's Arctic is warming faster than southern Canada
Canada is warming on average at a rate twice as fast as the rest of the world, a new scientific report indicates.
The federal government climate report also warns that changes are already evident in many parts of the country and are projected to intensify.
Canada's Arctic has seen the deepest impact...
APRIL 2, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Rajasthan Royals 164 for 3 (Buttler 59, Smith 38, Chahal 2-17) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 158 for 4 (Parthiv 67, Stoinis 31*, Gopal 3-12) by seven wickets
JAIPUR - superb spell by legspinner Shreyas Gopal spearheaded Rajasthan Royals to their first win in this season's IPL, by seven wickets over the increasingly beleaguered Royal Challengers Bangalore....
APRIL 2, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As former Vice President Joe Biden's camp scrambles to contain any political damage over his past behavior with women, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has some words of advice: Keep your distance.
"Join the straight-arm club," Pelosi told a breakfast hour Washington event on Tuesday.
In other words, keep your handshakes at arms' length and don't be...
APRIL 2, 2019
LONDON - Bitcoin soared to its highest in almost five months on Tuesday, pulling smaller cryptocurrencies up with it, after a major order by an anonymous buyer set off a frenzy of computer-driven trading, analysts said.
The original cryptocurrency soared as much as 20 percent in Asian trading, breaking $5,000 for the first time since mid-November. By mid-afternoon,...
