Minnesota Governor Tim Walz officially accepted the nomination for US vice president at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, late Wednesday, marking the biggest moment of his political career.
In his acceptance speech, Walz (...)
Bettina Lerman was on a ventilator for weeks after getting Covid-19 and hadn't responded to doctors' efforts to wake her from a coma when her family made the difficult decision to take her off of life support, CNN reported.
They made funeral (...)
It would have been hard to predict six months ago how a rapidly spreading pandemic would alter all our lives and affect economies around the world.
To overcome the pandemic that affects all of us, we need to work together with full transparency, (...)
technology NASDAQ stock exchange went live for the first time on Monday, the price of shares in some of the 25 listed companies soared by an extraordinary 520 percent. Even by the standards of most equity launches around the world, the behavior of (...)
China trade war is getting hotter and exciting. Rounds of action are consecutive and fast. Sometimes they are open and clear, at other times one needs to study, analyze and read perfectly to understand what exactly is behind these events.
The US (...)
Shane Lowry held on to his slender lead at the RBC Heritage on Friday though the Irishman still has two holes left to complete his second round after play was suspended for the day at the weather-hit South Carolina tournament.
Lowry was three-under (...)
US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in affirmed in a Sunday telephone call that North Korea poses a growing threat to most of the world after recent intercontinental ballistic missile tests, the White House said.
In their (...)
Brooks Koepka produced a back-nine birdie blitz to win the US Open here Sunday, becoming the seventh consecutive first-time winner of a major with a record-equaling four-shot victory at Erin Hills.
The 27-year-old from Florida fired a five-under-par (...)
Canadian star Brooke Henderson rolled in four straight birdies in the middle of her round en route to a 67 and a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Meijer Classic Friday.
The 19-year-old could have had a bigger lead but she ended her round (...)
* UAE cuts postal services to Qatar
* Manama asks Doha to shun Iran
GULF states cranked up the pressure on Qatar on Thursday as US President Donald Trump and Kuwait's emir worked to end an Arab row that Qataris say has led to a blockade of their (...)
Here are the winners in key categories for the 89th Academy Awards, which were handed out on Sunday in Hollywood:
Best picture: "Moonlight"
Best director: Damien Chazelle, "La La Land"
Best actor: Casey Affleck, "Manchester by the Sea"
Best actress: (...)
Long-hitting Dustin Johnson closed in on the world No. 1 ranking when he took the second-round lead at the weather-plagued Genesis Open Saturday.
Johnson overcame some errant iron shots mid-round, storming home with three birdies in the final four (...)
service technology in Saudi Arabia is expected to surge in the next 12 months as an increasing number of airline passengers opt for technology rather than face-to-face interactions at the airport. These are the findings of the 2016 Passenger IT (...)
Donald Trump wrapped up his final rally of the US presidential campaign Tuesday with a vow to reunite the country inside secure borders under the slogan "America first."
"Just imagine what our country could accomplish if we started working together (...)
Hillary Clinton urged voters in the early hours of Tuesday to embrace her vision of a "hopeful, inclusive, big-hearted America" as the Democrat wrapped up her historic campaign bid to be the country's first woman president.
"Our core values are (...)
A nervous world turned its gaze to America's 200 million-strong electorate Tuesday as it chooses whether to send the first female president or a populist property tycoon to the White House.
Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton and Republican (...)
led international coalition preparing an operation to isolate Daesh militants in the Syrian city of Raqqa, Arab Coalition spokesman Maj Gen. Ahmed Al-Assiri told Alarabiya.net.
Assiri expressed Saudi Arabia's willingness to take part in the (...)
Germany's Angelique Kerber, who won two of the season's four Grand Slam titles, secured the year-ending world No. 1 ranking Thursday, the WTA announced.
Kerber is the 12th player to achieve the year-end top spot and only the second German woman (...)
Iraq's forces for its long-awaited push on Mosul will be ready in October, the top US general said on Monday, in the latest sign that a full-fledged campaign to recapture the city from Daesh is fast approaching.
Marine General Joseph Dunford, (...)
escalate tensions, saying they don't want the relations to worsen and "lead to some kind of incident."
All those who have the interests of peace in the region will share Washington's anxiety over the worsening situation in South Asia. Tension has (...)
escalate tensions, saying they don't want the relations to worsen and "lead to some kind of incident."
All those who have the interests of peace in the region will share Washington's anxiety over the worsening situation in South Asia. Tension has (...)
Nathan Adrian stormed home to win the 100m freestyle at the US Olympic swimming trials punching his ticket to Rio where he'll go for a second straight gold.
Adrian clocked 47.72sec, improving on the 47.91 he produced in the semifinals. Only Cameron (...)
Tiger Woods has made accommodation plans for the Memorial tournament in Ohio, sources have told Reuters, suggesting the Jack Nicklaus-hosted event could mark the former world number one's PGA Tour return from back surgery.
Although Woods has made no (...)
Solar Impulse 2, an experimental plane flying around the world without consuming a drop of fuel, landed Sunday in California, one leg closer to completing its trailblazing trip.
"The Pacific is done, my friend. I love it, but it's done," said (...)
Defending champion Jordan Spieth clung to a one-stroke lead over Rory McIlroy after Friday's second round of the Masters, setting up a showcase third-round pairing of history-seeking golf superstars.
Spieth, trying to become only the fourth (...)
