APRIL 2, 2019
This photo released Tuesday, April 2, 2019, by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, shows pharaonic paintings in the tomb of a noble from the time of one of the earliest pharaonic dynasties, in Saqqara, Giza, Egypt. The Antiquities Ministry said Tuesday that the tomb uncovered in the Saqqara pyramids complex outside Cairo dates to the 5th...
APRIL 1, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Kings XI Punjab 166 for 9 (Miller 43, Sarfaraz 39, Morris 3-30, Lamichhane 2-27, Rabada 2-32) beat Delhi Capitals 152 (Pant 39, Ingram 38, Curran 4-11, Shami 2-27, R Ashwin 2-31) by 14 runs
CHANDIGARH - Twenty-three runs to get. Twenty-one balls to get them in. Seven wickets in hand. Two set batsmen at the crease....
APRIL 1, 2019
Tens of thousands of skilled, educated foreign workers are rushing to file their H-1B visa applications when processing opens on April 1.
But many of them will be rejected - either by the highly selective lottery, or by delays that lawyers and experts attribute to the Trump administration's crackdown on legal immigration to the US.
Alex,...
APRIL 1, 2019
Jaden Rams at a Trump event in Grand Junction, Colo., in October 2016. - Damon Winter/NY Times
Jaden Rams used to be on fire for Donald Trump. Shortly before the 2016 presidential election, when he was 13, he put on a red MAGA hat and matching tie and yelled his support at a rally in his hometown,...
APRIL 1, 2019
Pope Francis addresses reporters aboard the plane bringing him back following a two-day trip to Morocco March 31, 2019. - Alberto Pizzoli/Pool via REUTERS
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE - Pope Francis said on Sunday that political leaders who want walls and other barriers to keep migrants out “will end up becoming prisoners of the walls they build”.
The pope...
MARCH 31, 2019
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, second from left, indicated on Friday that the state was close to a budget deal; by early Sunday, an agreement had been reached. - Cindy Schultz/ NY Times
ALBANY — After weeks of intraparty bickering, the New York State Legislature and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Sunday signed off on a $175 billion budget...
MARCH 31, 2019
New recruits for the Central African Republic’s armed forces. Members have trained with Russian consultants as part of Moscow’s growing influence across Africa. - Florent Vergnes/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Russia has been steadily expanding its military influence across Africa, alarming Western officials with increasing arms sales, security agreements and training programs for...
MARCH 31, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Chennai Super Kings 175 for 5 (MS Dhoni 75*, Raina 36, Archer 2-17) beat Rajasthan Royals 167 for 8 (Stokes 46, Tripathi 39, Chahar 2-19, Tahir 2-23) by eight runs
CHENNAI - MS Dhoni produced a vintage knock as Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by eight runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Sunday....
MARCH 31, 2019
Zuzana Caputova in Bratislava, Slovakia, this month. As a presidential candidate, she vowed to return a sense of decency to the country’s often toxic political climate. - Joe Klamar/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
In a stunning rebuke of Slovakia’s populist governing party, Zuzana Caputova — a 45-year-old lawyer, activist and political newcomer — was elected Saturday as the...
MARCH 31, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Sunrisers Hyderabad 231 for 2 (Bairstow 114, Warner 100*) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 113 (de Grandhomme 37, Nabi 4-11, Sandeep 3-11) by 118 runs
HYDERABAD - With their third straight opening century stand, with the highest ever opening partnership in IPL, and with rapid centuries of their own, Jonny Bairstow and David Warner consigned Royal Challengers...
