British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives have a healthy 10-point lead ahead of an election on Dec. 12, a poll by Savanta ComRes showed on Wednesday, extending their advantage over…
more ...Making the Digital More Tangible: Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Brings Holograms to Work
Microsoft is bringing holograms to the office. The company recently started shipping its 2nd version of HoloLens, a headset that allows users to touch and interact with 3D holograms in…
more ...Naturalizations Hit 11-Year High as Election Year Approaches
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalized 833,000 people — an 11-year high in new oaths of citizenship — in fiscal 2019, which ended Sept. 30. This fiscal year, USCIS administered the…
more ...Democrat Patrick May Join 2020 US Presidential Race
Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is telling allies that he will join the 2020 presidential race, according to two people familiar with his plans. An official announcement is expected before…
more ...Venezuelan Leader Puts Militias on Patrol Ahead of Protests
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is beefing up patrols by civilian militias across the nation as political rivals call for mass demonstrations against him. Maduro in a national broadcast Tuesday ordered…
more ...Michigan Teen Who Vaped Received Double Lung Transplant
A Michigan teenager was the recipient of what could be the first double lung transplant on a person whose lungs were severely damaged from vaping, health officials said Tuesday. Doctors…
more ...US Supreme Court to Decide DACA Fate
The fate of about 800,000 young, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children is in the hands of nine U.S. Supreme Court justices. The court will…
more ...Bolivia’s Morales in Exile in Mexico
Exiled Bolivian president Evo Morales arrived Tuesday in Mexico, which granted him asylum after he resigned the presidency on Sunday and fled his country. Mike O’Sullivan reports, Bolivian opposition leaders…
more ...Seven Dead, Seven Wounded in Kabul Car Bombing
Seven people are dead after a car bomb detonated outside of government offices in the Afghan capital of Kabul Wednesday. Officials say seven others were wounded in the bombing, which…
more ...US Film Industry Taps New Mexico Community College for Talent
While Southern California draws film and television students from all over the world, people in New Mexico don’t have to set foot outside the state to learn the trade, as…
more ...Officials: US Airstrike Mistakenly Kills 4 Afghan Soldiers
An airstrike carried out by American forces in eastern Afghanistan has mistakenly killed at least four Afghan soldiers and injured six others. A provincial police spokesman said the overnight incident…
more ...Rainsy: EU Trade Move to Bolster Bid for Cambodian Democracy
Exiled Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Tuesday the European Union’s assessment of whether to suspend trade privileges for his country will add momentum to efforts to restore democracy despite…
more ...After Hiatus, Rajapaksa Brothers Set to Dominate Sri Lanka Again
One brother is considered a shoo-in for the job of Sri Lanka’s president in elections this weekend and another is eyeing the prime minister’s post when that election becomes due…
more ...Head-on Collision of Bangladesh Trains Kills 16, Injures 40
Rescuers in Bangladesh were struggling on Tuesday to pull passengers from mangled wreckage after a head-on collision of two trains killed at least 16 people and injured more than 40,…
more ...Uganda Police Confirm Arrest of 120 LGBT People
Ugandan police said Monday that in an operation around Kampala’s city center, they arrested 120 people suspected to have been using narcotics. However, members of the LGBT community say it…
more ...Trump Renews Attacks on Impeachment Probe Targeting Him
U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his attacks Monday against the impeachment investigation, two days ahead of public hearings targeting him for allegedly abusing his office to help himself politically. Before…
more ...Iraqi Protesters Clash With Security Forces in Baghdad
Iraqi protesters took to the streets of at least half a dozen major towns and cities Monday, clashing with security forces in Baghdad, Nassiriya and Basra, while blocking roads in…
more ...UN: Uranium Found at Undeclared Site in Iran
Uranium particles have been detected at an undeclared nuclear site in Iran, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Monday. In a confidential report obtained by news agencies, the International Atomic…
more ...Trump, in Veterans Day Remarks, Hails Recent Deaths of IS Leaders
As the first sitting U.S. president to attend New York City’s Veterans Day parade and lay a wreath at the Eternal Light Memorial, Donald Trump paid tribute to warriors in…
more ...Hong Kong Protesters Shot by Police as Chaos Erupts Across City: Cable TV
Hong Kong police opened fire on protesters early on Monday, Cable TV reported, as chaos erupted across the city, a day after officers fired tear gas to break up rallies…
more ...Merkel Urges Defense of Freedom on 30th Anniversary of Berlin Wall’s Fall
Chancellor Angela Merkel led a series of commemorations in the German capital over weekend to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which divided the city…
more ...Australians Warned of ‘catastrophic’ Bushfires
Australian officials are warning of “catastrophic fire danger” as dozens of bushfires blazed in the state of New South Wales. As of early Monday, 64 fires were burning the New…
more ...Socialists Win Spanish Election but Far-right Party Surges
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists won Spain’s national election on Sunday but large gains by the upstart far-right Vox party appear certain to widen the political deadlock in the European…
more ...Famed Russian Historian Accused of Dismembering Lover
A famed Russian historian who loved to dress up as his hero, Napoleon, is facing a murder charge after police fished him out of the Moika River with a backpack…
more ...Hundreds of Thousands Evacuated as Cyclone Hits Bangladesh
A strong cyclone made landfall early Sunday in Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of people have moved to shelters across the low-lying delta nation’s vast coastal region. Packing winds of…
more ...Protests Expected at Hong Kong Shopping Malls One Week After Violent Clash
Hong Kong protesters suggested they could hold rallies at a several major shopping malls on Sunday, a week after similar gatherings resulted in violent clashes with police. Last weekend, anti-government…
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