President-elect Trump's first press conference: What's clear and what was left unsaid Jan. 11, 2017, 8:19 p.m. This is our look at President-elect Donald Trump's transition and the outgoing Obama administration: A breakdown of what Trump revealed to the media today, from business conflicts to Obamacare...
Tigerair Australia remained unable to operate flights to Bali on Thursday, warning that the standstill could continue until early Friday morning.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois coach John Groce saw the change he had hoped for from his team Wednesday night in the Illini’s 85-69 win over Michigan. Illinois (12-5, 2-2 Big Ten) changed up its lineup after its 96-80 loss to Indiana on Saturday, its second blowout loss in three games, and the improvements showed as
OMAHA, Neb. — Maurice Watson Jr. scored 21 points and No. 8 Creighton matched its best start in program history with a 75-64 victory over No. 12 Butler on Wednesday night. The Bluejays (16-1, 4-1 Big East) rode hot shooting in the first half to build a big lead that Butler (14-3, 3-2) couldn’t overcome
Asian equity markets were broadly higher early Thursday, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump largely avoided fresh attacks on global trade in his first news conference in six months.
Trump's nominee for the post of Attorney General has assured lawmakers of taking steps towards pushing legislative measures to curb misuse of H-1B and L1 work visas significantly used by Indian IT professionals.
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor freshman Lauren Cox didn't even hear Baylor coach Kim Mulkey tell her to shoot the ball. The 6-foot-4 forward made her first seven shots on way to 19 points in only 22 minutes and the second-ranked Lady Bears beat TCU 77-54 on Wednesday night for their 51st consecutive win at home. While it was the closest margin of victory for the Lady Bears (16-1, 5-0 Big 12) so far in conference play, and they surprisingly got matched on rebounds, they trailed for only a 12-second span... Читать дальше...
With bombers shifted to other duties and missiles aging out, the arsenal requires modernizing.
He just wanted to send him pajamas.
Famously not-known for his celebrity impersonations, comedy legend Tom Brady took to his Facebook page on Tuesday to yell his way through an anything-but-deflated impression of The Rock:
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Even though an email would've sufficed, Mr. Bündchen posted the video to let Dwayne know that he sent him some sleepwear......? Because I guess Tom Brady now sells pajamas! Читать дальше...
Donald Trump says he is leaving his famed business behind.
Six high-level Volkswagen employees from Germany have been indicted in the U.S. in the automaker's emissions-cheating scandal as prosecutors made good on efforts to charge individuals in a corporate corruption case.
BEAUMONT, Texas — Colton Weisbrod scored 26 points with 13 rebounds as Lamar cruised past Incarnate Word 87-72 on Wednesday night. It was Weisbrod’s seventh double-double this season. He finished 9 of 20 from the field and 8 of 10 from the line for the Cardinals (11-6, 3-1 Southland Conference). Joey Frenchwood added 21 points
MELBOURNE, Australia — A long injury layoff and a fall in the rankings have created a tough draw for 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer at the Australian Open. Federer slipped to No. 17 in the rankings this week after Grigor Dimitrov won the Brisbane International and moved up to No. 15. The Australian Open
STORRS, Conn. — UConn may have found the answer to its offensive problems by looking inside to its senior front line. Kentan Facey scored a career-high 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds Wednesday night to lead the Huskies to their second straight conference win, 73-59 over Temple. The 6-foot-10 forward hit nine of his
SYDNEY — Gilles Muller beat second-seeded Pablo Cuevas 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Thursday to advance to the Sydney International semifinals against two-time defending champion Viktor Troicki. Troicki was scheduled to face No. 5 Philipp Kohlschreiber in another quarterfinal Thursday, but the German player withdrew with a back injury, handing third-seeded Troicki a walkover into the
Residents of Hullikeri, Kadabagatti and surrounding villages in Dharwad heaved a sigh of relief on Wednesday when forest department personnel managed to drive elephants, which had created panic in the area, back to the forest.
In a wide-ranging interview with the New York Times’ Maureen Dowd on Wednesday, billionaire tech giant Peter Thiel defended his support of President-Elect Donald Trump and offered some characteristically esoteric opinions on everything from Meryl Streep to “Star Wars.” [...] he stated a clear preference for “Star Wars” over “Star Trek” in a way that generated much comment on social media. “There is no money in ‘Star Trek’ because you just have the transporter machine that can make anything you need,” he added. Читать дальше...
Assembly Elections in the politically-crucial Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur will be held between February 04 and March 08.
DENVER — Joe Rosga scored 25 points and added a career-high nine rebounds as Denver opened up a two-game home stand with an 84-70 win over Western Illinois on Wednesday night. Rosga hit four 3-pointers and finished 7 of 11 overall from the field. Daniel Amigo scored 13 points and Jake Pemberton finished with 12
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Freshman Christian Keeling scored a career-high 33 points — including six of Charleston Southern’s final seven points — to help the Buccaneers past Radford 70-64 and snap a seven-game skid. Ed Polite Jr. brought Radford to with 63-57 with a minute left before Keeling made all four of his free throws and
For foreign firms in China, the business environment just got even tougher.
OMAHA, Neb. — Maurice Watson Jr. says he and his Creighton teammates followed the script perfectly against Butler, putting the Bulldogs away early by playing a blistering first half. “We start every game saying we want to come out and cook every team,” Watson said after the eighth-ranked Bluejays beat the No. 12 Bulldogs 75-64
Wolves vs. Houston at the Target Center.