May 14, 2017
Kára McCullough wins the crown and becomes the new Miss USA 2017.
LAS VEGAS — The District of Columbia has won back-to-back Miss USA titles.
May 13, 2017
Brief Scorecard: Mumbai Indians 173 for 5 (Rayudu 63, Tiwary 52, Boult 2-30) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 164 for 8 (Pandey 33, de Grandhomme 29, Hardik 2-22) by nine runs
Kolkata succumbed to a nine-run loss to remain on 16 points at the end of the league stage.
May 13, 2017
The Border Security Force (BSF) is all set to get more teeth to man the 198 km India-Pakistan international border using a newly developed invisible technology that can detect intrusions and relay information immediately to the nearest post for action.
May 13, 2017
Brief Scorecard: Sunrisers Hyderabad 158 for 2 (Warner 69*, Shankar 63*, Praveen 2-22) beat Gujarat Lions 154 (Kishan 61, Smith 54, Siraj 4-32, Rashid 3-34) by 8 wickets
May 12, 2017
At least five Indian Americans have been named among the Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellows.
Anisha Sukumaran was one among five Indian American students named a Campus Compact Newman Fellow.
May 12, 2017
It was first reported in England — hackers gained access to the National Health Service computers, effectively shuttering the entire system. Patients were told to stay home; doctors and nurses were unable to access email or medical records and had to take notes by hand. The hackers demanded a ransom, to be paid in bitcoin.
May 12, 2017
Michelle Obama has made her strongest political intervention since leaving the White House, stating bluntly at a health conference: “Think about why someone is OK with your kids eating crap.”
May 12, 2017
Stephen Hawking and 32 of his fellow scientists have written an angry letter responding to a recent Scientific American article about how the universe began.
In it, they declare their “categorical disagreement” with several of the statements made, and explain why the theory of inflation is still one of the best models for the origin of the cosmos.
May 12, 2017
A massive ransomware campaign appears to have attacked a number of organizations around the world.
Digital world map: Attacks have been reported at organizations around the world – Getty Images
Screenshots of a well known program that locks computers and demands a payment in Bitcoin have been shared online by parties claiming to be affected.
May 11, 2017
Brief Scorecard: Kings XI Punjab 230 for 3 (Saha 93*, Maxwell 47) beat Mumbai Indians 223 for 6 (Simmons 59, Pollard 50*, Mohit 2-57) by seven runs
