Japanese helicopters train to repel invaders amid nationwide military drills
By Tim Kelly IRISUNA A Japanese Apache helicopter on Wednesday flew low over an uninhabited island in Okinawa
2023-11-15 11:22
Salman Rushdie receives first-ever Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award
The latest honor for Salman Rushdie was a prize kept secret until minutes before he rose from his seat to accept it
2023-11-15 10:53
Texas wants the power to arrest and order migrants to leave the US. Can it do that?
Texas Republicans are pushing new boundaries over immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border
2023-11-15 10:47
Japan's economy sinks into contraction as spending, investment decline
Japan’s economy slipped into a contraction in the third quarter, decreasing at an annual pace of 2.1% as consumption and investments shrank
2023-11-15 10:46
Mexican magnate's firm says it's too poor to pay US bondholders the tens of millions owed
The company run by Mexican TV, retail and banking magnate Ricardo Salinas Pliego says it has failed to reach agreement with bondholders in the United States who are owed tens of millions of dollars in past-due payments
2023-11-15 10:27
Baltimore's Brandon Hyde, Miami's Skip Schumaker win Manager of the Year honors
Brandon Hyde was voted American League Manager of the Year after guiding the Baltimore Orioles to an AL-best 101 victories just two years after a 110-loss season
2023-11-15 09:59
Judge gives Oregon State, Washington State full control of Pac-12 and millions of dollars in assets
A judge has granted Oregon State and Washington State a preliminary injunction in their legal battle with 10 departing Pac-12 schools, giving the Pacific Northwest rivals control of the conference and millions of dollars in assets
2023-11-15 09:46
Soccer-Hayes hired in record deal to turn around US women's soccer team
(Reuters) -Long-time Chelsea manager Emma Hayes has been named as head coach of the United States women's national soccer team,
2023-11-15 09:19
Donald Trump’s lawyers focus on outside accountants who prepared his financial statements
Donald Trump’s lawyers are digging into an outside accounting firm’s role in preparing financial statements at the heart of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit
2023-11-15 09:16
Shohei Ohtani, Cody Bellinger among 7 free agents to turn down $20M qualifying offers
Shohei Ohtani was among seven players who turned down $20,325,000 qualifying offers from their former teams and remained on the free agent market to pursue more lucrative contracts
2023-11-15 08:59
Putin approves new restrictions on media coverage ahead of Russia's presidential elections
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes to the law that governs presidential elections putting new restrictions on media coverage, according to local news agencies
2023-11-15 08:53
Iceland evacuates town and raises aviation alert as concerns rise that a volcano may erupt
Residents of a fishing town in southwestern Iceland have left their homes after increasing concern about a potential volcanic eruption caused civil defense authorities to declare a state of emergency in the region
2023-11-15 08:20