FEBRUARY 25, 2019
Period. End of Sentence., a documentary that tackles the stigma around menstruation in rural India, has won the Best Documentary Short Subject at the 91st Academy Awards. The film has been co-produced by Guneet Monga and directed by 25-year-old Rayka Zehtabchi.
Monga wrote after the Oscar winner on Twitter, “WE WON!!! To every girl on this earth......
FEBRUARY 24, 2019
U.S. Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.), a 2020 presidential candidate, speaks at a town hall Feb. 15 in North Charleston, S.C. Harris has invited discussion of policy proposals such as a Green New Deal and a 70 percent marginal tax rate on America’s highest earners. - Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters
Tear down the border wall. Pay slavery reparations. Upgrade every...
FEBRUARY 24, 2019
Several loose ends remain in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation amid signs that it's possible the long probe could be winding down.
Here are five questions about the investigation as Mueller's probe nears its two-year anniversary.
Is Mueller really close to the end?
Trump's allies and legal advisers have predicted for over a year that Mueller's investigation was nearing completion,...
FEBRUARY 23, 2019
Millions of smartphone users confess their most intimate secrets to apps, including when they want to work on their belly fat or the price of the house they checked out last weekend. Other apps know users’ body weight, blood pressure, menstrual cycles or pregnancy status.
Unbeknown to most people, in many cases that data is being shared with...
FEBRUARY 23, 2019
FILE PHOTO: The logo of India's e-commerce firm Flipkart is seen in this illustration picture taken January 29, 2019. - REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI - India outlined a new draft policy for its burgeoning e-commerce sector on Saturday, focusing on data localization, improved privacy safeguards and measures to combat the sale of counterfeit products.
The proposed overhaul, which...
FEBRUARY 23, 2019
A street lamp casts Big Four Ranch in golden light. It is one of 21 legal brothels in Nevada. - Photograph by Mathias Svold, National Geographic
Where the state of Nevada folds in half—from the elbow on its western arm at Lake Tahoe across to its Utah border—you’ll find the most direct route across the state. It crosses...
FEBRUARY 23, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. - US President Donald Trump voiced alarm Friday at the "very dangerous situation" between India and Pakistan, warning that New Delhi was considering "very strong" action after an attack in Kashmir.
"It's very dangerous situation between the two countries. We would like to see it stop," Trump said, adding that the United States was seeking talks...
FEBRUARY 23, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard on Sunday in North Hampton, New Hampshire.- AP
As presidential candidates from the already crowded Democratic field crisscross early primary states hunting for votes and donors one coffee shop, one living room and one auditorium at a time, foreign policy feels like an afterthought for most as they pitch their visions of how they would transform...
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Around 200 million miles away from Earth, a Japanese spacecraft just grabbed a tiny sample of dirt off the surface of an asteroid — the second time humanity has ever pulled off such a feat. The precious samples are destined to come back to Earth, where they’ll be analyzed by scientists. This scrutiny could tell us a...
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
The 405 Freeway traffic at South La Tijera Boulevard in Los Angeles, mid-day on August 2, 2018. - Al Seib/LA Times/TNS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Already-faltering negotiations between the Trump administration and California aimed at resolving a dispute over fuel-economy standards have broken down completely, the White House said Thursday.
"The Trump administration has decided to discontinue discussions" with the...
