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  Kavanaugh had the edge over his accuser in TV audience size

  October 04, 2018 2:15 IST

  Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had the edge over his accuser in TV audience size during emotional Senate hearing

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  Después de un desastre: enviar ayuda a donde más se necesita

  October 04, 2018 2:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Johanna Amaya Leal, Iowa State University(THE CONVERSATION) Después de costosos y mortíferos desastres como el terremoto y tsunami que cobraron la vida de más de 1.400 personas en Indonesia el 28 de septiembre, llegan grandes cantidades de suministros como ropa o comida – ya sean estos necesarios o no. Del mismo modo, se presenta una multitud de personas que llegan para prestar su

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  Capitals winger Tom Wilson banned 20 games for preseason hit

  October 04, 2018 2:00 IST

  Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson suspended 20 games by the NHL for a blindside hit to the head of an opponent during a preseason game

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  California gas tax repeal campaign seeks federal inquiry

  October 04, 2018 2:00 IST

  Leaders of campaign to repeal California's recent gas tax increase ask federal government to investigate if public resources used against them

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  Golf Glance

  October 04, 2018 2:00 IST

  Golf Glance

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  Jimmy Kimmel to open comedy club in Las Vegas in 2019

  October 04, 2018 2:00 IST

  Jimmy Kimmel will see a dream come true next spring when he opens a comedy club in Las Vegas where he will make regular appearances and also give up-and-coming comics a chance to hone their talents before a live audience

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  Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials

  October 04, 2018 1:45 IST

  Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the U.S. and abroad

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  Brazil candidate says far-right poll leader smears to rise

  October 04, 2018 1:45 IST

  The top leftist candidate for Brazil's presidency is turning his fire toward the rightist front-runner with the election just a week away after avoiding direct attacks for most of the campaign

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  Authorities: Bears fed on man's body killed at Alaska mine

  October 04, 2018 1:45 IST

  Authorities say three bears fed on the body of a contract employee who was killed this week at a remote southeast Alaska mine site

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  Puerto Rican woman convicted in murder-for-hire of Canadian

  October 04, 2018 1:30 IST

  A Puerto Rico woman accused of hiring a hit man to kill her wealthy Canadian husband more than a decade ago has been found guilty

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  Showalter fired as Orioles manager after 115-loss season

  October 04, 2018 1:30 IST

  Buck Showalter fired as manager of Orioles, who made 3 playoff appearances under his guidance but this year staggered through worst season since team moved to Baltimore in 1954

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  Japan city snubs San Francisco over 'comfort women' statue

  October 04, 2018 1:15 IST

  The mayor of Osaka, Japan, says he's ending a six-decade "sister city" relationship with San Francisco to protest a statue honoring women forced to have sex with Japanese soldiers during World War II

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  Panel rejects MGM's request to centralize shooting lawsuits

  October 04, 2018 1:15 IST

  A panel of federal judges has denied a request from casino operator MGM Resorts International to centralize 13 lawsuits stemming from last year's mass shooting in Las Vegas

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  Canucks player says team has 'Fortnite' ban for season

  October 04, 2018 1:00 IST

  Vancouver forward Bo Horvat says the NHL team has a Fortnite ban for the upcoming season

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  Wild send d-man Olofsson to Canadiens for prospect Bitten

  October 04, 2018 1:00 IST

  The Minnesota Wild have traded defenseman Gustav Olofsson to the Montreal Canadiens for minor league forward Will Bitten

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  DEA's high-profile Colombia post roiled by misconduct probes

  October 04, 2018 0:30 IST

  New turmoil has roiled the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's high-profile office in Colombia, where three agents have left in recent months amid investigations into alleged misconduct

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  Darren Criss readies festival celebrating musical theater

  October 04, 2018 0:15 IST

  Darren Criss says adding "Emmy winner" to his name feels good since it "used to be Emmy loser"

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  Supreme Court sympathetic to Pa. woman in cemetery case

  October 04, 2018 0:15 IST

  The Supreme Court seems sympathetic to the arguments of a Pennsylvania woman fighting her town over an ordinance it passed that would require her to open her land to people who want to visit what the town says is a cemetery

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  Irish regulator opens Facebook data breach investigation

  October 04, 2018 0:15 IST

  Ireland's data regulator launches investigation of Facebook over a data breach that let attackers access 50 million accounts

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  US fishermen lose quota in new fishing pact with Canada

  October 04, 2018 0:15 IST

  American fishermen are losing thousands of pounds of valuable fishing quota under a new catch share agreement with Canada

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  Emergency alert test going out to mobile phones nationwide

  October 03, 2018 23:45 IST

  The first-ever nationwide emergency alert test for wireless phones is set for Wednesday at 2:18 p.m. EDT

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  Hopeful economic signs send stocks higher, bond prices lower

  October 03, 2018 23:45 IST

  Encouraging signs on hiring and growth in the service sector are sending U.S. stock indexes to record highs and bond prices sharply lower.

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  More than 500 lawsuits against acne drug maker are dismissed

  October 03, 2018 23:30 IST

  New Jersey's Supreme Court has dismissed more than 500 pending lawsuits against the maker of an acne drug that caused some patients to develop a gastrointestinal condition

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  Merkel in Israel to promote tight ties, as differences loom

  October 03, 2018 23:30 IST

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Israel for the latest in a series of joint government consultations highlighting the countries' close bond seven decades after the Holocaust, even as recent developments have tested the tight ties

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  Kansas City man pleads guilty in killing of off-duty officer

  October 03, 2018 23:30 IST

  A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for fatally shooting an off-duty Missouri police officer at a Kansas City restaurant

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  Police: Students given pot brownies for homecoming votes

  October 03, 2018 23:30 IST

  Police are investigating allegations that a 17-year-old cheerleader distributed marijuana-laced brownies at her southwestern Michigan high school in an effort to be voted homecoming queen

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  Mexico upcoming president and Trump talk migration

  October 03, 2018 23:30 IST

  Mexico's president-elect says he spoke with Trump about development aimed at reducing migration

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  Peru court overturns pardon of ex-leader Fujimori

  October 03, 2018 23:00 IST

  Peru's Supreme Court has overturned a medical pardon for former strongman Alberto Fujimori and ordered he be returned to jail