Hillary Clinton met with Biden, Klobuchar on 2020

By CNN,

Hillary Clinton held meetings in early February with former Vice President Joe Biden and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar to talk about the 2020 president...

2020 presidential nomination , hillary clinton

Trump asserts ‘right’ to build border wall, faces new lawsuits

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump asserted Tuesday he had an "absolute right" to declare a national emergency to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border w...

Trump

Wonder why men send sexual photos? Here are some theories

By CNN,

She's sitting in a crowded subway car, zipping through email messages on her phone and minding her own business when it appears: a photo of a man's pr...

bezos , private parts , sexting

Monster mudslides, water rescues as storm punishes California

By Reuters,

Motorists swam for their lives and residents were rescued from homes sliding downhill as the wettest winter storm of the year triggered floods and mud...

California , Storm

Rapper 21 Savage granted bond, to be released – lawyer

By Reuters,

Rap artist 21 Savage, who has been in custody in Georgia for nine days on immigration charges, was granted bond on Tuesday and will be released from c...

21 Savage

Michelle Obama makes surprise appearance at Grammy Awards

By Reuters,

Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama made a surprise appearance during the opening address at the 61st Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday and was...

Grammy awards , Michelle Obama

Thai King’s sister a candidate for Prime Minister

By VOA,

Thailand’s royalty made an unprecedented move into politics Friday when the sister of King Maha Vajiralongkorn was declared a prime ministerial cand...

King Maha Vajiralongkorn , Thailand

Starbucks ‘unlikely’ to be overtaken in China by Luckin in 2019: CEO

By Reuters,

Starbucks Corp is unlikely to cede its leading position in China, the company’s fastest-growing major market, to Chinese startup Luckin in 2019, Sta...

china , Chinese markets , Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson

Factbox: The Thai princess who gave up her royal title for love

By Reuters,

Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi on Friday upended military-ruled Thailand’s politics by becoming the prime ministerial candidate...

Princess Ubolratana , Thailand , Thaksin Shinawatra

Gender gap where women top men

By VOA,

Single women are defying the usual gender gap by purchasing more homes than single men, even though female workers earn just 80 percent of what their ...

gender gap

Uncircumcised boys may have foreskin problems- Study

By Reuters,

When parents choose not to circumcise baby boys, some of the children may later need surgery to address foreskin problems, a Danish study suggests. ...

boys , health , uncircumcised , Uncircumcised boys may have foreskin problems- Study

U.S. universities unplug from China’s Huawei under pressure from Trump

By Reuters,

Top U.S. universities are ditching telecom equipment made by Huawei Technologies and other Chinese companies to avoid losing federal funding under a n...

Huawei , siege , U.S , Under

American singer Chris Brown denies rape allegation in Paris

By Reuters,

Singer Chris Brown said on Tuesday that a rape allegation against him was false, a day after the French prosecutor’s office said that he had been ar...

Chris Brown , rape

The LA teachers’ strike ends after teachers approve deal, according to preliminary figures

By CNN,

The six-day Los Angeles teachers' strike ended Tuesday after teachers and staff members threw their support behind a new agreement reached hours earli...

End of strike in Los Angeles

How to talk to children about terrorist attacks

By Reuters,

Parents often wonder how to talk to their children about tragedies such as terrorist attacks. “Families used to sit together to watch the evening...

14 riverside attack , Al Shabaab , Dusit

Kipchoge up against LeBron, Hamilton for top award

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge could not hide his delight upon making the six-man shortlist  for the 2018 Laureus Sportsman of the year ...

Eliud Kipchoge , LeBron James , Lewis Hamilton

U.S. actors accuse Oscars awards body of intimidating presenters

By Reuters,

The largest actors union in the United States on Monday accused the organisers of the Oscars of trying to intimidate celebrities not to present at riv...

Oscars

Smartphones use apps as depression detectives

By VOA,

Could the devices being blamed for teen depression be useful in revealing it? Studies have linked heavy smartphone use with worsening teen mental h...

Investors question Amazon’s future after Bezos announces divorce

By Reuters,

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) shares see-sawed on Thursday as investors questioned how the impending divorce of company founder Jeff Bezos would affect his ...

Amazon , Jeff Bezos

‘I’m over it’: Comedian Kevin Hart rules out hosting the Oscars

By Reuters,

The actor Kevin Hart ruled out hosting this year’s Oscars because he no longer had enough time to prepare for the show, days after saying he was eva...