China's Belt and Road Initiative: Kenya and a railway to nowhere
A $5bn transport project, funded by Chinese loans, is in danger of becoming a white elephant.
2023-10-14 07:16
Ranking NFL coaches by the heat of their seat: Week 6 Edition
It's getting to that time of the year when the first NFL coach might lose his job. Who is most likely to be sent to the unemployment line (or more likely the broadcast booth)?
2023-10-14 06:58
BBC journalists assaulted and held at gunpoint by Israeli police, network says
The BBC said Friday that a group of its journalists covering Israel's war with Hamas were held at gunpoint and assaulted by Israeli police in Tel Aviv.
2023-10-14 06:26
House lawmakers urge US airlines to quickly resume flights to Israel
More than 30 U.S. lawmakers on Friday urged the chief executives of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and
2023-10-14 05:27
Poland election: Poles prepare to vote as rivals end acrimonious campaign
Poland elects a new parliament on Sunday with the right-wing ruling party seeking a third term.
2023-10-14 05:24
Biden is boosting hydrogen but some are unhappy
The US president announced a $7bn (£5.7bn) investment in hydrogen hubs, but environmentalists say it is not the perfect solution.
2023-10-14 04:52
Trump-backed Jim Jordan chosen as Speaker nominee
It is still unclear whether Jim Jordan has enough support to win an overall majority in the House.
2023-10-14 04:26
Watch Millions of Bats Go Night Hunting
The nightly bat exodus, which occurs most early evenings between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m., is one of the most popular attractions at Malaysian Borneo’s Mulu National Park.
2023-10-14 04:19
Austin and Blinken pledge fulsome support for Israel as concerns about expected ground offensive grow
The Biden administration underlined its public and fulsome show of support for Israel Friday as two of its most senior national security officials visited the Middle East ahead of an expected Israeli ground incursion into Gaza.
2023-10-14 04:17
Trump Org. execs considered boosting net worth with a 'presidential premium' while Trump was in office, employee says
Trump Organization executives considered tacking on "presidential premiums" to some of then-President Donald Trump's properties in a way that would increase asset values and inflate his net worth in 2017, according to exhibits and testimony shown at Trump's civil fraud trial on Friday.
2023-10-14 03:45
Supreme Court to consider conservative effort to block federal power and a challenge to 'qualified immunity' for police officers
The Supreme Court on Friday added another case to its docket that asks the justices to overturn decades-old precedent to scale back the power of federal agencies, as well as a case that looks at "qualified immunity" for police officers.
2023-10-14 03:23
Man pleads guilty to stealing Wizard of Oz ruby slippers
Terry Martin thought the rubies in the slippers were real gems, but they were in fact made of glass.
2023-10-14 03:21