November 14, 2017
"IT IS said that here Rana Ratan Singh showed a glimpse of legendary beauty of his wife Padmini to Alauddin Khilji through a mirror. After which, Alauddin Khilji went to the extent of ravaging Chittaur in order to possess her," reads a board by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at the entrance to 'Padmini Palace' in Chittorgarh.
November 13, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. — People with a history of “self-mutilation,” bipolar disorder, depression and drug and alcohol abuse can now seek waivers to join the Army under an unannounced policy enacted in August, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.
November 13, 2017
As the stock market calmly racks up records and swells 401(k) balances amid a 9-year-old bull run, some skeptics who predicted the crash in 2008 are getting nervous.
These are the same doubters who sounded the alarm before anyone else and predicted the past decade's financial crisis and who warn that the market could suffer another meltdown when the good times end on Wall Street.
November 13, 2017
President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services has a deep knowledge of the regulatory process, those who worked with him said, but Democrats are likely to raise flags.
November 12, 2017
Temperatures in Boston hit 23 degrees Saturday morning, making it the coldest Nov., 11 since 1901, according to the National Weather Service.
Commuters waited for buses in the early-morning cold at Bellingham Square in Chelsea on Saturday. – Dina Rudick/Globe Staff
November 12, 2017
MANILA – President Trump prepared to wrap up his 12-day trip to Asia on Monday by attending an economic conference in the Philippines and meeting with its controversial president, Rodrigo Duterte.
November 12, 2017
PM Modi is also scheduled to have bilateral meetings with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, Vietnamese PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern and others.
November 11, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump advertised his deal-making prowess during his Asia trip this week, claiming to have struck economic, energy and military trade agreements with Japan, South Korea and China worth billions of dollars.
November 11, 2017
Bursting pipes. Leaks. Public health scares.
America is facing a crisis over its crumbling water infrastructure, and fixing it will be a monumental and expensive task.
Two powerful industries, plastic and iron, are locked a lobbying war over the estimated $300 billion that local governments will spend on water and sewer pipes over the next decade.
November 11, 2017
On Saturday Nov. 4, guests at Riyadh's Ritz Carlton were notified by the opulent hotel that: "Due to unforeseen booking by local authorities which requires an elevated level of security, we are unable to accommodate guests ... until normal operations are restored."
