MAY 18, 2018
Britain's Prince William, right, and Prince Harry greet crowds in Windsor, near London, England, Friday, May 18, 2018. Preparations continue in Windsor ahead of the royal wedding of Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan MArkle on Saturday May 19. (AP Photos/Frank Augstein)
WINDSOR, England — Meghan Markle will have an heir to the British throne walk her down the...
MAY 18, 2018
In Dhaka, Bangladesh, a man adds to a mountain of discarded plastic bottles. With this issue, National Geographic invites other institutions to join us in reducing plastic use.
It’s hard to get your head around the story of plastic. The facts and figures are so staggering as to seem almost fantastical.
Can it really be true that half the...
MAY 17, 2018
Bill Gates discloses in newly revealed footage that President Trump twice asked him to clarify the difference between HIV and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).
MSNBC's "All in With Chris Hayes" aired footage Thursday night of the Microsoft founder speaking at a Gates Foundation event, telling the crowd about two meetings he had with Trump, one at Trump Tower...
MAY 17, 2018
The economy may be chugging along, but many Americans are still struggling to afford a basic middle class life.
Nearly 51 million households don't earn enough to afford a monthly budget that includes housing, food, child care, health care, transportation and a cell phone, according to a study released Thursday by the United Way ALICE Project. That's 43%...
MAY 17, 2018
President Trump's legislative framework for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's infrastructure appears all but dead in Congress.
Lawmakers are focused on other legislative matters, and Democrats say the latest "infrastructure week" that started Sunday has done little to reinvigorate the president's plan.
"The infrastructure week's been overtaken by the latest tweet," quipped Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), a member...
MAY 17, 2018
Meet the man behind the Trump-Russia investigation: the special counsel Robert Mueller
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office notified a federal court in Virginia on Thursday it had filed under seal an unredacted memorandum that is expected to shed light on the scope of his wide-ranging probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential...
MAY 17, 2018
When magma first began spouting like a demonic lawn sprinkler from a fissure near Mark Clawson's Hawaii home, it was exciting. But the novelty of the Kilauea volcano's eruption is wearing off for Clawson and other Big Island residents living in its shadow.
"It's gotten oppressive," said Clawson, 64, a semi-retired plumber who has lived in the area...
MAY 17, 2018
Brief Scorecard: Royal Challengers Bangalore 218 for 6 (De Villiers 69, Moeen 65, Rashid 3-27) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 204 for 3 (Williamson 81, Pandey 62*, Chahal 1-28)
May 17, 2018: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2018, Bengaluru - AB de Villers and Moeen Ali shared 100-run partnership. - BCCI
BANGALORE - Kane Williamson's rousing 81 off 42...
MAY 17, 2018
The 3.85 million US births in 2017 were the fewest since 1987, as American women under 40 continued to delay childbearing. - AFP/RelaxNews
Births in the United States have plunged to record lows not seen in decades, marking a profound cultural shift that could have ramifications for the future economy, experts said Thursday.
The overall fertility rate, which...
MAY 17, 2018
Chief priest of Lord Venkateshwara temple atop Tirumala AV Ramana Deekshitulu was on Wednesday forced to retire within a day of him making allegations of corruption in the temple administration.
The maiden meeting of the newly constituted trust board of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the country’s richest temple, in its meeting held on Tirumala unanimously resolved...
