OCTOBER 29, 2018
A former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press secretary in the Trump administration rebuked President Trump on Monday for his repeated claims that the press is the "enemy of the people."
"Over 30+ years as a U.S. Marine, I defended our country against its true enemies. In 20+ years as a USMC, Pentagon and DHS spokesman, I dealt...
OCTOBER 29, 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a news conference at the Syria summit in Istanbul
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to discuss U.S. plans to exit the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) arms treaty with Donald Trump when the two meet in Paris on Nov. 11, the Kremlin said on Monday.
Trump and Putin plan to hold a bilateral meeting...
OCTOBER 28, 2018
Workers inspect Baojun E100 all-electric battery cars at a final assembly plant operated by General Motors Co and its local joint-venture partners in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, November 8, 2017. - Norihiko Shirouzu/Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump has made closing America’s trade deficit with China a top priority. The problem is, it’s growing instead....
OCTOBER 28, 2018
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump has reportedly declined India's invitation to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations. In early August, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders had confirmed Mr Trump received an invitation to visit India. "I know that the invitation has been extended, but I do not believe that a final decision...
OCTOBER 27, 2018
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon 7-11 store that has been transformed into the fictional 'Kwik-E-Mart' in The Simpsons, Maryland, America - 02 Jul 2007 - Angello Picco/REX/Shutterstock
In April producer Adi Shankar launched a spec script contest for “The Simpsons” to solve what has become known as the show’s “Apu Problem.” The long-running character, a convenience store owner voiced by Hank...
OCTOBER 27, 2018
Brief Scorecard: West Indies 283 for 9 (Hope 95, Nurse 40, Bumrah 3-35) beat India 240 (Kohli 107, Samuels 3-12, McCoy 2-38) by 43 runs
PUNE: This really must be how opponents of Babe Ruth or Michael Jordan felt back in the day. It didn't matter whether you neutralized the influence of the other eight New York Yankees...
OCTOBER 27, 2018
FILE PHOTO: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) logo is seen before the FCC Net Neutrality hearing in Washington - REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
The state of California on Friday agreed not to enforce its own state net neutrality law until a final court decision on the Trump administration's decision to overturn the 2015 Obama-era open internet rules.
The move likely means...
OCTOBER 27, 2018
Recent market turbulence, including today’s sharp stock market drop, has been a wakeup call for many investors. Feeling queasy? It isn’t too late to make portfolio changes: The S&P 500 may be down 10% from its all-time high in September, but it’s still up an eye-popping 290% since March 2009.
Why is the stock market down lately? There’s...
OCTOBER 26, 2018
Microsoft regained its spot as the second most valuable U.S. company on Friday after a disappointing quarterly report from Amazon wiped $65 billion off the online retailer's market capitalization.
Apple tops the list at over $1 trillion after crossing that threshold in September. Microsoft's market capitalization was Wall Street's highest in late 1998 through early 2000 before the...
OCTOBER 25, 2018
Federal authorities investigating a spate of pipe bombs sent this week to several prominent critics of President Trump have turned their attention toward southern Florida, believing that a number of the explosive devices were mailed from the area, two people briefed on the matter said Thursday.
The focus on Florida came as law-enforcement officials around the country were...
