Offseason doesn’t wait: Nationals have big decisions to make
Not everybody associated with the Washington Nationals gets to spend a long time on the party train after the franchise’s first World Series title....
Rep. Katie Hill slams ‘double standard’ in exit speech
Rep. Katie Hill gave her final speech in Congress Thursday saying that a ‘double standard’ caused her to resign following allegations of an improper relationship...
Global stocks fall from 20-month highs on trade talk doubts
World stock markets slid from 20-month highs on Thursday as uncertainty about a U.S.-China trade deal offset strong results from Apple and Facebook, while the...
Syria’s Assad says Kurdish controlled northeast of Syria to fall eventually under state control
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday his country’s ultimate goal was to restore state authority over Kurdish controlled areas in northeast Syria after an...
Lebanon’s president calls for new government of technocrats to push economic reforms
Lebanese President Michel Aoun called on Thursday for the formation of a new government of technocrats following the resignation of prime minister Saad al-Hariri amid...
Lebanon’s president Aoun pledges cabinet of technocrats in new government
Lebanese President Michel Aoun pledged on Thursday to form a new government in which ministers would be chosen by expertise rather than political affiliation, after...
British Columbia moves to introduce permanent daylight saving time
British Columbia’s government is introducing a measure that would allow the Canadian province to move onto year-round daylight saving time, the premier’s office said on...
Google urges confidentiality protections in Texas-led antitrust probe
Google on Thursday petitioned a Texas judge to ensure that the state-led probe into possible antitrust violations by the Internet search and advertising company will...
Motor racing: Formula One presents new car and rules revamp for 2021
Formula One presented a dramatic overhaul of the sport on Thursday with a new car and regulations aimed at producing closer and cheaper competition from...
Pinterest falls short of quarterly revenue estimates
Pinterest Inc on Thursday fell short of Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue, sending its shares down 20% in extended trading....