California firefighters take offensive against blazes in wine country, L.A. suburbs
California firefighters aided by subsiding winds on Friday took the offensive against two major wildfires at opposite ends of the state, one displacing 50,000 suburban...
Hong Kong medics join anti-government protests to ‘resist tyranny’
Hong Kong medical workers plan to rally in the heart of the city’s financial center on Saturday, angry at perceived police brutality during more than...
UAW and GM ratify 4-year contract, end 40-day strike
The UAW announced Friday that its members ratified a four-year contract with General Motors ending the longest U.S. auto strike in 50 years. Roger Fortuna...
U.S. judge orders Mueller grand jury materials released to House Judiciary Committee in impeachment inquiry – The Washington Post
U.S. judge orders Mueller grand jury materials released to House Judiciary Committee in impeachment inquiry The Washington Post Judge calls Trump impeachment probe legal, says House...
Microsoft beats Amazon for Pentagon’s $10 bln cloud computing contract
Microsoft Corp. has won the Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud computing contract, the Defense Department said on Friday, beating out favorite Amazon.com Inc ....
Russian agent Butina released from U.S. prison, deported
Convicted Russian agent Maria Butina was released from a Florida prison on Friday after serving most of her 18-month sentence for conspiring to influence U.S....
Fans of K-pop band Big Bang gather for G-Dragon’s military discharge
Fans of K-pop boyband Big Bang gathered on Saturday to see band leader G-Dragon return to civilian life after his discharge from military service....
U.S. imposes sanctions on Zimbabwe’s state security minister
The United States has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe’s state security minister, Owen Ncube, over what it says is credible information of his involvement in “gross...
Japan’s Kihira wins short program at Skate Canada
Japan’s Rika Kihira outdueled South Korean You Young to win the ladies short program as both teenagers landed triple axels at Skate Canada in Kelowna,...
ATP roundup: Tsitsipas rallies, faces Federer next in Swiss Indoors
Top-seeded Roger Federer reached the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors Basel in walkover fashion, while Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas had to rally on Friday to set...
