Takuma Sato says a little sleep deprivation is a small price to pay for the thrill of becoming Japan's first winner of the Indianapolis 500. The one-time Formula One misfit etched his name in history...
President Donald Trump may be dragging out his decision on whether to ditch the Paris climate agreement, but major American corporations have not waited for a government signal to start cutting their...
The number of homeless people in Los Angeles County rose sharply by 23 percent in the last year despite increased efforts to tackle the crisis, according to a new count released on Wednesday. The Los...
Light winds postponed Wednesday's four scheduled races in the second round-robin phase of America's Cup qualifying on Bermuda's Great Sound. After waiting in vain for two hours for winds to pick up,...
President Donald Trump's cryptic tweet of a non-existent word -- "covfefe" -- sparked a flood of humor and ridicule on the internet, but it also highlighted the inability of his communications team...
Between calling him “a toupee wearin’ liar” on Robin Thicke’s “Deep” and dubbing Celebrity Apprentice a “devil show” on DJ Khaled’s “Nas Album Done,” Nas, like most sane people...
North Korea warned on Wednesday that it was prepared to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) at any time, as the US successfully tested a system designed to intercept them. The fresh...
Australian great Margaret Court Wednesday claimed "tennis is full of lesbians" and transgender children were the work of "the devil", adding fuel to a simmering row over her views on homosexuality....
Beer sales in the United States come to more than $100 billion a year, partly thanks to the exponential growth of craft beer. Here's a snapshot of the industry in a country that spends three times...
She started her career in the shadows working for the CIA, but a historian at a prestigious Washington museum has been thrust into the limelight after the American press dubbed her job researching...
For decades, Route 66 captured the imagination of travelers the world over, offering a glimpse of a bygone era of American history, when people hit the road in search of adventure and a better life....
At Chicago's newly-opened American Writers Museum, Jack Kerouac's biographer tells an audience how the Beat Generation's bible was inspired by the author's deep affection for his country. "'On the...
Drug testing for welfare clients in the United States has led to the disqualification of as few as 0.01 percent of recipients in some states. That's the latest research presented by the Australian...
A murder suspect accused of killing two men during an anti-Muslim rant against two girls on board a train in Oregon appeared in court, shouting slogans and defending his act as "patriotism." Jeremy...
Donald Trump's shock White House win transformed his soft-spoken 36-year-old son-in-law into one of the world's most powerful men, but Jared Kushner's eyebrow-raising Kremlin contacts have put that...
The US military is due Tuesday to fire an interceptor rocket at an intercontinental ballistic missile in a first-of-its-kind test that comes amid concerns over North Korea's weapons program. Experts...
The EU and China will attempt to deepen ties at a summit Thursday amid rising worry about the direction taken by US President Donald Trump on trade and climate change. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will...
The Crop Research Institute under the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has introduced three new improved varieties of cassava seeds this year for farmers to support planting for...
Ghanaian celebrity lawyer, Sandra Ankorbiah, has been featured on Morgan Lewis’ online portal as one of the young emerging women leaders of the world. Morgan Lewis & Bockius is a global law...
Golf star Tiger Woods was arrested on a drink-driving charge in Florida early on Monday morning, police say. Police recorded the arrest at 07:18 local time (11:18 GMT). The golfer was released a few...
