Sania Mirza: Tennis ace in Time magazine's '100 Most Influential People in the World' list
Mirza, 29, recently received the Padma Bhushan from President Pranab Mukherjee.
Mirza, 29, recently received the Padma Bhushan from President Pranab Mukherjee.
Amazon said it would start selling Fire in magenta, blue and tangerine, in addition to the original black.
The number of U.S. workers who applied for new unemployment benefits declined last week to the lowest level in 43 years, a sign of the labor market’s vitality.
Law Blog rounds up the morning's legal news.
Students gathered outside Brigham Young University Wednesday to protest the Mormon school’s handling of sexual assault cases and to call for changes to its “honor code,” a set of rules aimed at enforcing the university's religious standards. But some students say the code has allowed rape victims to be punished for violations like having consumed alcohol or having a member of the opposite sex in a bedroom.
SunEdison files for bankruptcy protection, a fate that has been expected for the solar-energy company for some time.
SunEdison files for bankruptcy protection, a fate that has been expected for the solar-energy company for some time.
Léo Javiel told BuzzFeed his grandmother was an “amazing” woman.
Léo Javiel is a professional skateboarder from São Leopoldo, Brazil.
Instagram: @leojaviel
This is his grandmother Neiva. Javiel credits Neiva with raising him after his mother gave birth at 14 years old.
Instagram: @leojaviel
In July 2012, Neiva left a note for Javiel and went to the bank. While she was out, she fell sick and was hospitalized. Читать дальше...
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SEOUL, April 21 (UPI) -- North Korea wants defectors in the South to be reunited with their families in Seoul or Panmunjom.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 90th birthday today.
If you thought Spanish food was all paella and pinchos then think again. Get ready as The Local takes you on a mouth-watering tour of some of the country's lesser known but equally fabulous culinary highlights.
Donald Trump said Thursday that it it were up to him, he would leave Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill and find another denomination to honor abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
Katherine A. Batterton, Kimberly N. Hale, Eric M. Murphy
Security,
Data, science and the law should drive implementation.
Anyone who hasn’t been trapped under a rock over the past few years has heard innumerable comments on the secretary of defense’s decision to admit women into combat career fields, and the build-up leading to this decision—the Marine Corps’ large-scale integration experiment, the Army’s adventures with females in Ranger training, etc. Most of these commentaries... Читать дальше...
Minister Jeff Radebe defended government's intervention in the standoff between SA's major banks and the Gupta family.
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A new London restaurant is taking the natural theme to the extreme, offering stripped-down food, decor, lighting -- and patrons.
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If part of your strategy to improve your finances includes bringing in some extra money, then you’ve surely asked yourself, “when am I going to find time to do this?”
Our lives aren’t getting any easier. We have our regular jobs, our families, our friends, and not to mention all that social network time we have to work in. We really are expected to do more with less time.
That’s why I think more and more each day... Читать дальше...
*watches two hours of cooking videos I know I’ll never try to make*
FACEBOOK THEN: a constant stream of your every dumb thought.
Twitter: @beck2thefuture
FACEBOOK NOW: a constant stream of tacky-ass engagement photos.
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FACEBOOK THEN: This group has 56,000 likes.
Twitter: @rhiannondix
FACEBOOK NOW: This video has 1,180,890 views. Читать дальше...
Joanie Laurer, aka Chyna, was found dead at the age of 45 and tributes have been pouring in on Twitter. The 45-year-old famed wrestler was with the WWE for years, and famous wrestlers have been reacting to the tragic news on Twitter all throughout the evening after the news was reported. Read some of the [...]
(AP) — Some running races wrap up with beer after the finish. A race in western Michigan is offering brew at aid stations along the course.
Britain on Thursday celebrated the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II with gun salutes and fireworks and Prime Minister David Cameron paying tributes to the UK's oldest and longest-serving monarch calling her a "Rock of strength" for the country and the Commonwealth.
Paul Mallin attacked John Down and Karen Reid with a meat cleaver and carving knife.
Alphabet’s Google says it’s continuing to make its mobile operating system safer. But the benefits are largely only for people who use a phone or tablet running a newer version of the OS and restrict their app downloads to Google’s own Play store.
ANDERSON, South Carolina - A South Carolina man has been sentenced to a dozen years in prison for beating a man to death and leaving him to choke on his own dentures.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Nicki Minaj, and Lin-Manuel Miranda are among the stars who made the list, USA TODAY reports.