Browsing Category
News
Holidaymakers thrown out of hotels after Thomas Cook collapse
The demise of the British travel giant, which ceased trading on Monday, has left an estimated 600,000 people stranded worldwide.…
Sports fan asks for beer money and ends up raising $1m for children’s hospital
A 24-year-old Iowa man made a jokey sign asking for beer money and ended up making a donation to a children's hospital.…
Impeachment pressure escalates as Democrats demand release of whistleblower’s Trump complaint
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hinted Sunday that Democrats might expedite their investigation, writing in a letter to the caucus that they may be entering “a whole new stage.”House…
Labour conference 2019: Private schools action reveals party’s power dynamics
Labour now has a policy radical enough to broaden the terms of what a general election would be about.…
Americans, behind in the race to build retirement savings, take steps to catch up
Many people's nest eggs have been undernourished. (Photo: Getty Images)401(k) booster shot: The Fed may have just extended the bull marketThirty-seven percent of…
British travel agency Thomas Cook in talks with UK government in fight to prevent collapse
British travel company Thomas Cook is in talks with government officials and potential investors about a last-minute rescue deal to fend off potential bankruptcy.The world's oldest…
Teenager stabbed to death in Slough skate park after argument
Police believe the boy had been in an argument with another person before he was fatally stabbed.…
Hundreds of Earthlings descend on Area 51 after internet joke
Conspiracy theorists say the US government is hiding aliens and UFOs from them - now they are determined to find the evidence.…
Can a president really say or promise anything he wants when conducting foreign policy?
Analysis: "The president the authority to do, and say, and pledge, awful things in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy," said a Bush admin lawyer.President Donald Trump…
Historic day of climate strikes is unlikely to move Donald Trump
Despite growing pressure on leaders to take action, the rest of the world is likely to have to pick up the slack for the US.…
How do you make more money when the Fed cuts rates?
A man in a gray T-shirt holds dollars in his hands (Photo: Sergey Nazarov, Getty Images/iStockphoto)"Global economic indicators are looking cooler, and I believe that the Fed…
Christine Lagarde gets European Parliament approval as next ECB chief
With 394 MEPs in favour and 206 against Christine Lagarde won the European Parliament approval to lead the European Central Bank.EU leaders will formalise her appointment at a…
Government lawyer can’t rule out PM suspending parliament again
Lord Keen QC says such a question would "have to be addressed by the decision maker", as the Supreme Court showdown begins.…
Unhappy Meal? Rutland resists McDonald’s plans to open a new drive-thru
The people of Rutland are split on the proposals, which would mean it will be the last county in England to get a McDonald's.…
U.S. intel shows cruise missiles fired at Saudi oil facility came from Iran, officials say
The Department of Defense has advocated for restraint, but it has provided a briefing on military options to President Donald Trump.Smoke rises from a fire at the Aramco factory in…
Oil prices soar after attacks in Saudi Arabia
Oil prices rose by nearly 20 percent - the biggest intra-day gain since 1991 - after the attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities over the weekend.The prices came off the record peak…
No progress: MEPs lament Brexit stalemate
While the UK parliament remains suspended, the European Parliament is hard at work, but thoughts remain in Westminster.Mairead McGuinness Vice-President of the European Parliament…
Boris Johnson no-show: A PM running scared or the victim of a stitch-up?
Many are crying foul over Xavier Bettel's move, but others will see the empty podium moment as evidence of the PM running scared.…
Afghanistan war: Tracking the killings in August 2019
An average of 74 men, women and children were killed every day in…