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  US secretary of state heads to North Korea for nuclear talks

  October 03, 2018 1:30 IST

  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is heading back to North Korea for another round of talks aimed at getting Kim Jong Un to give up nuclear weapons

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  Black rural voters could be key to Democrats eyeing Georgia

  October 03, 2018 1:30 IST

  In Georgia, black rural voters could be especially important as Stacey Abrams campaigns to become the nation's first black female governor

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  The Latest: Chicago officer tells of shooting black teenager

  October 03, 2018 1:00 IST

  A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald is telling the jury that he opened fire when McDonald kept "advancing" at him waiving a knife

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  2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: a turning point in the war on cancer

  October 03, 2018 1:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Duane Mitchell, University of Florida(THE CONVERSATION) There are moments in the history of scientific achievement that benchmark the end of an era and the beginning of a new phase of reality for mankind. The significance of these inflection points is sometimes readily apparent. NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong’s first step onto the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969, marked a new

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  Delta Air Lines partners with startup to improve pet travel

  October 03, 2018 0:30 IST

  Delta Air Lines says it's partnering with a pet travel pod startup, as it changes its prices and policy for transporting passengers' animal-companions

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  Environmental groups question refinery near national park

  October 03, 2018 0:30 IST

  Environmental groups opposing the site of an oil refinery being developed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota want a judge to reconsider his recent recommendation that state regulators dismiss the groups' challenge

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  Real Peggy Sue, of 1958 Buddy Holly song fame, dies in Texas

  October 02, 2018 23:45 IST

  The Texas woman who inspired the 1958 Buddy Holly song "Peggy Sue" has died at a Lubbock hospital

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  Mexico commemorates '68 massacre with flag at half-staff

  October 02, 2018 23:45 IST

  Authorities have raised a giant, iconic Mexican flag to half-mast in Mexico City's main square in commemoration of the 1968 massacre of student protesters by army troops 50 years ago

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  NASA's Parker Solar Probe swinging by Venus on way to sun

  October 02, 2018 23:45 IST

  NASA's Parker Solar Probe is swinging by Venus on its unprecedented journey to the sun.

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  Minnesota Twins fire manager Paul Molitor after 78-84 finish

  October 02, 2018 23:30 IST

  Minnesota Twins fire manager Paul Molitor after 78-84 finish

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  The Latest: Trump heads to Philly to promote trade, economy

  October 02, 2018 23:30 IST

  President Donald Trump is set to promote his new North American trade agreement and the nation's economic performance in Philadelphia on Tuesday, a day after he heralded the agreement in a Rose Garden press conference

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  Leafs lose 2 goalies to waivers; Capitals claim Jaskin

  October 02, 2018 23:15 IST

  Toronto Maple Leafs' goalie depth is suddenly thin after losing Curtis McElhinney and Calvin Pickard on waivers

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  House fire in United Arab Emirates kills 8 family members

  October 02, 2018 23:15 IST

  Authorities say a fire tore through a villa in Abu Dhabi, killing eight members of one Emirati family and injuring another person

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  Review: 'The Forgotten' eyes evolution of white Trump voters

  October 02, 2018 23:15 IST

  The evolution of white voters who supported President Donald Trump in one key Pennsylvania county is the subject of "The Forgotten" by veteran journalist Ben Bradlee Jr.

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  Fed Chair Powell says gradual rate hikes best approach

  October 02, 2018 23:15 IST

  Fed chairman says gradual rate hikes best way to balance risks during extraordinary economic times

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  Times says it was wrong to have writer on Kavanaugh story

  October 02, 2018 23:15 IST

  The New York Times, under criticism from the White House, says it was wrong to assign writer Emily Bazelon to a story about a 1985 bar fight that Brett Kavanaugh was allegedly involved in.

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  Severino to start wild-card game for Yankees again

  October 02, 2018 23:00 IST

  Luis Severino to start AL wild-card game for New York Yankees for 2nd straight year

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  Polish court orders Catholic order to pay sex abuse victim

  October 02, 2018 23:00 IST

  An appeals court in Poland has ruled that a Roman Catholic order should pay damages to a woman who was abducted and sexually abused by one of its priests when she was 13

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  Michigan woman involved in nursing home murders gets parole

  October 02, 2018 22:45 IST

  A former Michigan nursing home aide who was sentenced to prison for smothering five patients in a pact with her former lover has been granted parole

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  BC-Money & Markets Digest

  October 02, 2018 22:45 IST

  Money & Markets modules for Wednesday, Oct. 3TODAYHomebuilder Lennar and retailer Pier 1 Imports report quarterly results. Payroll processor ADP issues its latest monthly survey of hiring by private U.S. companies.SPOTLIGHTDelta Air Lines shares slumped Tuesday after the company's third-quarter outlook disappointed investors.CENTERPIECEWireless at homeCellular companies such as Verizon are looking to challenge traditional cable companies with residential internet service that promises to be

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  French court rules Pissarro painting belongs to Jewish heirs

  October 02, 2018 22:45 IST

  A Paris appeals court upholds ruling ordering American couple to return valuable Camille Pissarro painting to descendants of Jewish family who owned it at the time

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  Cech out for up to a month, Leno set for chance at Arsenal

  October 02, 2018 22:45 IST

  Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech could be out for up to a month because of a left hamstring injury

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  Germany police evict last treehouse in threatened forest

  October 02, 2018 22:45 IST

  German police say they have evicted environmental protesters from the last treehouse in a forest due to be cleared for coal mining

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  APNewsBreak: Nurse attacked at Washington psychiatric ward

  October 02, 2018 22:45 IST

  A patient at Washington state's largest psychiatric hospital vaulted over the nurse's station, knocked a nurse to the floor, choked her and bit part of her ear off

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  The Latest: Seattle group expects to hear from NHL on vote

  October 02, 2018 22:45 IST

  The latest on Seattle's effort to land an NHL team.

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  Pentagon: Packages that may contain ricin found on grounds

  October 02, 2018 22:30 IST

  A Pentagon spokesman says authorities found at least two packages suspected of containing ricin, a poison made from castor beans

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  Pritzker's toilet removal a 'scheme to defraud': report

  October 02, 2018 22:30 IST

  The inspector general for Cook County says that Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker engaged in a "scheme to defraud" taxpayers to get $330,000 in property tax breaks on a Chicago mansion

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  Supreme Court could limit execution of people with dementia

  October 02, 2018 22:30 IST

  The Supreme Court appears willing to extend protection from capital punishment to people with dementia who can't recall their crime or understand the circumstances of their execution