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  The Latest: US beats Nigeria at Women's Basketball World Cup

  September 28, 2018 19:00 IST

  Breanna Stewart scored 19 points and the United States rallied to beat pesky Nigeria 71-40 in the quarterfinals of the Women's Basketball World Cup on Friday

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  Indonesia geophysics agency says powerful Sulawesi earthquake caused tsunami, TV shows video of wave hitting town

  September 28, 2018 18:45 IST

  Indonesia geophysics agency says powerful Sulawesi earthquake caused tsunami, TV shows video of wave hitting town

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  JWoww of 'Jersey Shore' files for divorce after 3 years

  September 28, 2018 18:45 IST

  JWoww of the reality TV show "Jersey Shore" has filed for divorce from her husband of less than three years

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  The Latest: Tesla without Musk? Shivers down investor spines

  September 28, 2018 18:45 IST

  Federal regulators give Tesla investors a Rorschach test on what the company would look like without Elon Musk

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  Hurricane Center: TS Kirk likely to dissipate in Caribbean

  September 28, 2018 18:30 IST

  The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Kirk is likely to dissipate after dropping heavy rain and causing flooding in the eastern Caribbean

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  GOP races to first Kavanaugh vote after hearing from accuser

  September 28, 2018 18:15 IST

  Senate Republicans are plowing forward with a committee vote Friday on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee

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  US beats pesky Nigeria 71-40 in World Cup quarterfinals

  September 28, 2018 18:15 IST

  Breanna Stewart scored 19 points and the U.S. rallied to beat pesky Nigeria 71-40 in the quarterfinals of the Women's Basketball World Cup

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  UK's Pret chain vows 'meaningful change' after allergy death

  September 28, 2018 18:00 IST

  The chief executive of British restaurant chain Pret A Manger has apologized to the family of a 15-year-old girl who died after suffering an allergic reaction to a sandwich she bought at London's Heathrow Airport

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  Pakistan army chief approves death sentences for 11 Taliban

  September 28, 2018 18:00 IST

  Pakistan's army chief confirms death sentences for 11 Taliban fighters, convicted by military courts

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  Malaysia's Mahathir: A portrait of the premier as an old man

  September 28, 2018 18:00 IST

  After nearly a generation out of power, 93-year-old Malaysian PM clearly relishing return to power

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  The Latest: White House pushes back against bar association

  September 28, 2018 18:00 IST

  The White House is pushing back against the American Bar Association push for delay on Kavanaugh nomination to Supreme Court.

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  'Housewives of Potomac' star charged with groping cameraman

  September 28, 2018 17:45 IST

  A star of "The Real Housewives of Potomac" has been charged with sexually assaulting a cameraman

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  Resident of Cher's home held in relation to overdose death

  September 28, 2018 17:45 IST

  Authorities say a man living at Cher's home in Malibu, California, has been arrested on suspicion of providing fentanyl to someone who died of an overdose

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  Burundi suspends non-governmental groups for 3 months

  September 28, 2018 17:30 IST

  Burundi suspends non-governmental groups for 3 months, saying many don't respect the law

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  How the media encourages – and sustains – political warfare

  September 28, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kyle Jensen, University of North Texas and Jack Selzer, Pennsylvania State University(THE CONVERSATION) Since his inauguration, President Donald Trump has been waging war against the American press by dismissing unfavorable reports as “fake news” and calling the media “the enemy of the American people.”As a countermeasure, The Washington Post has publicly fact-checked every claim

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  Is watching football morally problematic?

  September 28, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Francisco Javier López Frías, Pennsylvania State University and Cesar R. Torres, The College at Brockport, State University of New York(THE CONVERSATION) For a large swath of Americans, fall means football. But, as in previous years, this season’s football has been mired in controversy.Most notable of these has been the Colin Kaepernick case. Kaepernick has accused the NFL of

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  Cryptocurrencies, blockchains and their dark side: 4 essential reads

  September 28, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Bryan Keogh, The Conversation; Jeff Inglis, The Conversation, and Nicole Zelniker, The Conversation(THE CONVERSATION) Crytocurrencies, after a wild ride, may be at a tipping point. Bitcoin and other digital currencies exploded in 2017 only to spend much of 2018 losing a large chunk of those gains. A unit of bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency, climbed from under US$900 at the

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  US generosity after disasters: 4 questions answered

  September 28, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Patrick Rooney, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis(THE CONVERSATION) After 9/11, Americans responded with the kind of outpouring of generosity usually reserved for the most powerful hurricanes and earthquakes. Ever since those terrorist attacks, the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy has tracked donations from people, businesses and foundations

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  Trusting states to do right by special education students is a mistake

  September 28, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Matthew Brock, The Ohio State University(THE CONVERSATION) On Sept. 20, the U.S. Department of Education released a new framework to “rethink” how the department oversees special education services for students with disabilities. As part of this framework, the department plans to provide states with “flexibility” and to “acknowledge” that states are “in the best position to

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  On the Supreme Court, difficult nominations have led to historical injustices

  September 28, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Calvin Schermerhorn, Arizona State University(THE CONVERSATION) Far from being unusual, the hurried and partisan Supreme Court confirmation process for Brett Kavanaugh mirrors several notable examples of similarly politicized confirmations in U.S. history. Those conflicts, which ultimately placed justices on the court, yielded some of the most damaging civil rights decisions in our

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  Freezing fuel economy standards will slow innovation and make US auto companies less competitive

  September 28, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Giorgio Rizzoni, The Ohio State University(THE CONVERSATION) The United States has led the world in establishing standards and regulations governing vehicle fuel economy, tailpipe emissions and safety. Over the past 50 years, these policies have made the world cleaner and safer. Now the Trump administration is moving to freeze fuel economy and tailpipe emission standards for new

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  17-year-old Potapova reaches Tashkent Open final

  September 28, 2018 17:00 IST

  Seventeen-year-old Russian tennis prodigy Anastasia Potapova will play for her first WTA title at the Tashkent Open

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  World's biggest shipping firm tests Russian Arctic route

  September 28, 2018 17:00 IST

  Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk, the world's biggest shipping group, says one its cargo vessels has successfully passed through the Russian Arctic on a one-off trial journey as a result of melting sea ice

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  Tesla without Musk at the wheel? It's what the SEC now wants

  September 28, 2018 17:00 IST

  Tesla without Elon Musk must at the wheel? To many of the electric car maker's customers and investors that would be unthinkable. But that's what government securities regulators now want to see

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  Hamas urges Palestinian president to lift Gaza 'sanctions'

  September 28, 2018 17:00 IST

  Gaza's Hamas rulers calling on Palestinian President Abbas to lift his 'sanctions' on coastal territory

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  Magazine of Jesuits urges withdrawal of Kavanaugh nomination

  September 28, 2018 17:00 IST

  The magazine of the Jesuit order in the United States has withdrawn its endorsement of Brett Kavanaugh as Supreme Court justice after Senate testimony by the Jesuit-educated Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexually assaulting her decades ago.

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  After selling AC Milan, Berlusconi buys Serie C club Monza

  September 28, 2018 16:30 IST

  Silvio Berlusconi is back in the soccer business after his family's holding company Fininvest bought Serie C club Monza

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  Indonesian agency lifts tsunami warning triggered by powerful earthquake in Sulawesi

  September 28, 2018 16:30 IST

  Indonesian agency lifts tsunami warning triggered by powerful earthquake in Sulawesi