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  Chinese president kicks off 4-country global tour in Spain

  November 27, 2018 22:15 IST

  China's President Xi Jinping has arrived in Spain for the first leg of an international tour that will include a global summit in Argentina, as well as visits to Panama and Portugal

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  4th defendant in malnourished boy's death reaches plea deal

  November 27, 2018 22:00 IST

  A man charged with neglect in the death of a malnourished 9-year-old western Indiana boy with cerebral palsy has reached a plea agreement in the case

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  FBI: Farm getting extortion letters, suffers property damage

  November 27, 2018 22:00 IST

  The FBI says a New Hampshire farm has been receiving multiple extortion letters in an attempt to collect $250,000 and has suffered thousands of dollars of damage to vehicles and a barn

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  Abrams, Gillum oppose Trump judicial pick in North Carolina

  November 27, 2018 21:45 IST

  After losing governor's races in Georgia and Florida, Stacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum join other black leaders to oppose one of President Donald Trump's picks for a lifetime federal judgeship

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  Dortmund bus attacker convicted of 28 attempted murders

  November 27, 2018 21:45 IST

  A German court has convicted a man on 28 counts of attempted murder in last year's attack on the Borussia Dortmund soccer team's bus

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  Rogue science strikes again: The case of the first gene-edited babies

  November 27, 2018 21:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) G. Owen Schaefer, National University of Singapore(THE CONVERSATION) The idea of scientists tinkering with the genes of babies was once the provenance of science fiction, but now it’s entered the realm of reality: On Nov. 26, Chinese scientist He Jiankui reported the historic live births of two twin girls whose genes he had edited. The goal may have been noble: to use CRISPR to

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  Philippine peace talks adviser resigns over graft

  November 27, 2018 21:45 IST

  The Philippine president has accepted the resignation of his adviser on peace talks with insurgents and sacked two other officials due to corruption in an anti-poverty program created for insurgency-hit areas

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  Copa Libertadores final to be played outside Argentina

  November 27, 2018 21:45 IST

  Postponed Copa Libertadores final to be played outside of Argentina after fan violence

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  'Tis the season for more TV Christmas movies than ever

  November 27, 2018 21:45 IST

  Regular network primetime shows take a break during the holidays but it's the busy season for Hallmark Channel

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  Desert detention camp for migrant kids still growing

  November 27, 2018 21:45 IST

  A temporary, emergency detention camp that opened in the Texas desert in June for an overflow of migrant children shows no signs of closing.

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  Supreme Court orders new look at case of endangered frog

  November 27, 2018 21:30 IST

  The Supreme Court is ordering a lower court to take a new look at a U.S. agency's designation of Louisiana timberland as a critical habitat for an endangered frog found only in Mississippi

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  UN: No sign of emissions peak in sight, action must be taken

  November 27, 2018 21:30 IST

  The United Nations environment office is warning that the gap is widening between current greenhouse gas emissions and the levels needed to stop catastrophic global warming

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  Dry is the new normal: Southwest U.S. has gotten drier and more prone to droughts

  November 27, 2018 21:15 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andreas Franz Prein, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research(THE CONVERSATION) A few large weather systems make all the difference between a wet and a dry year in the Southwest. Coming during the winter and spring, they account for the bulk of the rain and snow the regions receives. My colleagues and I were intrigued by the relationship between weather systems and rain and

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  Film on Roger Ailes looks at creator of 'outrage factory'

  November 27, 2018 21:15 IST

  Roger Ailes might not always have been a household name during his time at Fox News, but many media commentators believe he changed the media landscape forever. He's the subject of a new documentary.

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  Millennial Money: How to just say no to gift exchanges

  November 27, 2018 21:15 IST

  It's OK to bow out of secret Santas and other gift exchanges if you don't have the funds to participate

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  Ivanka Trump, Apple CEO Tim Cook to visit Idaho schools

  November 27, 2018 21:15 IST

  Ivanka Trump, President Donald Trump's daughter and White House adviser, is scheduled to visit a southwestern Idaho school district with Apple CEO Tim Cook

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  Major League Soccer

  November 27, 2018 21:00 IST

  NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.x-clinched playoff berth___Atlanta 3, New York 0Sporting Kansas City 0, Portland 0, tieAtlanta at New York, 7:30 p.m.Portland at Sporting Kansas City, 9:30 p.m.

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  The Latest: El Chapo judge seeks defense response

  November 27, 2018 21:00 IST

  The judge at the U.S. trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has instructed defense lawyers to respond by week's end to prosecutors' complaints about them

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  US stocks edge lower as tariff threat hits tech stocks

  November 27, 2018 21:00 IST

  US stocks are lower Tuesday after President Trump said he expects to put more tariffs on Chinese imports, and other groups of stocks are down after a strong gain the day before

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  Former England defender Sol Campbell gets 1st managerial job

  November 27, 2018 20:30 IST

  Former England defender Sol Campbell has been appointed to his first managerial job at fourth-tier club Macclesfield

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  Iowa council gives final approval to 'toy' firearms ban

  November 27, 2018 20:00 IST

  A city council in northwest Iowa has banned people from carrying some types of "toy" firearms

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  MIT and LinkedIn co-founder award MeToo leaders

  November 27, 2018 20:00 IST

  A founder and leaders of the #MeToo movement have been selected for MIT Media Lab Disobedience awards

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  Slovenia appoints woman as army chief of staff for 1st time

  November 27, 2018 19:45 IST

  Slovenia's government has appointed a female officer as the army's chief of staff, a first for the small country which is a member of NATO and the European Union

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  Hailing the future taxi: Drone-car mashup model takes flight

  November 27, 2018 19:45 IST

  A scale model of a flying drone-car mashup has driven and hovered across an Amsterdam exhibition hall, providing a glimpse of what could be the future of urban mobility

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  Immigrant who lived in church loses bid to avoid deportation

  November 27, 2018 19:30 IST

  Two congressmen say a Mexican immigrant who had sought refuge in a North Carolina church has been rejected in a formal request to stay in the U.S. to support his family

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  Mick Schumacher, 19, stepping up to F2 after winning F3

  November 27, 2018 19:15 IST

  After winning the European Formula 3 championship, Mick Schumacher is making the step up to Formula 2 with the Prema Racing team.

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  The road to enhancement, via human gene editing, is paved with good intentions

  November 27, 2018 19:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) John Evans, University of California San Diego(THE CONVERSATION) It appears that researchers in China have facilitated the birth of the first “designer baby” – actually babies, twin girls who are supposedly genetically resistant to HIV. The scientist who created the embryos, as well as some American scientists like Harvard’s George Church, have praised the beneficent intent to

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  Suspect in 2017 Borussia Dortmund soccer team bus bombing convicted of attempted murder, sentenced to 14 years in prison

  November 27, 2018 19:00 IST

  Suspect in 2017 Borussia Dortmund soccer team bus bombing convicted of attempted murder, sentenced to 14 years in prison