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US, Japan request emergency UN Security Council session on N Korea: diplomats

North Korea's leader has said his regime is in the "final stage" of preparations to test an intercontinental ballistic missile, and while this may be North Kore...

Syrian Kurds welcome U.S. arms, Turkey says 'unacceptable'

Melinda Negrón-Gonzales, an assistant professor, at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester is available to comment on the announcement by the Trump admin...

Mandla Hlatshwayo Shot Dead In Soweto

It's understood they had confronted four men who had robbed women of their cellphones when they were attacked. "The two victims who were shot were trying to ass...

SpaceX to launch classified US govt payload

During SpaceX's last launch, founder Elon Musk said the company attempted to recover the payload fairings - the nose cone on the top of the rocket that protec...

Ashford Hospitality Prime (AHP) Receives Media Sentiment Rating of 0.33

Three analysts have provided estimates for Ashford Hospitality Prime's earnings, with the lowest sales estimate coming in at $115.11 million and the highest e...

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting after North Korean missile launch

But it said the North's missiles did appear to be able to leave and re-enter the atmosphere, which is crucial to developing intercontinental ballistic missiles ...

17 inmates shot dead during prison breakout

Authorities have warned that the escaped inmates, some of them still awaiting trial, pose a serious threat to the safety of the area. Wagambie urged family me...

Never before seen Canadian footage shows narwhals use their tusks to hunt

Brandon Laforest, a senior specialist of Arctic species and ecosystems with WWF-Canada, explained why narwhals have been such a mysterious species. But this i...

Results a sign voters want parties 'to work together,' Clark says

Clark asked Trudeau to ban thermal coal exports through her province in retaliation for United States duties on softwood lumber. Although three seats is minim...

Lyft and Waymo are teaming up to work on self-driving cars

The deal was confirmed by Lyft and Waymo. But the companies revealed few details about the arrangement. Waymo is also adding 500 minivans, a significant scaling...

Permit genetically modified mustard cultivation — Go with GM

Appealing to Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave to reject commercialization of GM Mustard, Supreme Court lawyer and Swaraj India convener Prashant Bhushan s...

InterCloud Systems, Inc. (ICLD)

Given the stock's recent action, it seemed like a good time to take a closer look at the company's recent data. The lowest price the stock reached in the last t...

Safety group says truck guard rails could prevent deaths

Thee metal bars prevent a vehicle from sliding under a trailer truck during a rear-end collision. The impact sheared off part of the roof, and the sedan becam...

China's Xi speaks with new South Korean president about North Korea

Moon accepted Trump's invitation to visit at an "early date". Regional experts have believed for months that North Korea was preparing for its sixth nuclear t...

Apple leaks new thinner, lighter iPad ... revenues

This number owes a lot to the sale of iPhones, of which Apple sold only 50.8 million units for 2017 Q2. Apple's earnings conference call offers up some ...

SpaceX rocket lifts off on secret mission for United States military

The launch of the National Reconnaissance Office satellite from Cape Canaveral in Florida was scheduled for 4 a.m. California time. "Tough call, as high altit...

22-year-old security researcher unexpectedly halts ransomware spread

Infected computers appear to largely be out-of-date devices that organizations deemed not worth the price of upgrading or, in some cases, machines involved in m...

Statuesque dinosaur fossil unveiled in Alberta

The reason this particular dinosaur was so well preserved is likely due to a stroke of good luck. Eventually, the land creature floated out to the sea - which...

Windows 10 update appeals to iPhone users and makes video editing easier

Consider the Fall Creators Update: while a fairly underwhelming update overall, three of the features Belfiore highlighted were squarely aimed at helping Wind...

Windows 10 update to help users identify best photos, videos

That shift to smartphones and tablets also is one of the reasons the next Windows 10 update will include a multi-faceted clipboard to let you copy text, i...

Gorgeous Mother's Day forecast

High temperatures will mostly be in the 50s. Periods of rain and downpours will continue into Mother's Day . As we move throughout the day on Mother's Day...

Iran welcomes China's new Silk Road initiative

The infrastructure project , couched in China's soft power projections, would help China get road routes that are necessary for both its energy needs and selli...

Gilas Pilipinas runs over Malaysia in another Seaba show of force

Calvin Abueva once again led Gilas with 16 points on top of five rebounds, and three assists in just 17 minutes coming off the bench. "Okay na okay yung nilaro ...

Microsoft Unveils Newest Windows 10 Update

Windows Timeline, which will enable users to quickly find tasks and projects they were previously working on across different devices, will also be part of th...

Clearing for Mother's Day

Regionally, we ended up with a good 0.5 to 1-plus inches of rain, which should essentially eliminate the rest of the quickly dwindling drought in Maryland and...

The Grand Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision has a huge gay following and has become a symbol of optimistic liberalism " this year's motto is "celebrate diversity". A breezy summer track that...

Being naked is part of what makes us human: Paris Jackson

She went on to explain that self-expression is an important part of feminism and reminded followers that "the human body is a attractive thing and no matter wha...

(VLO) Plans $0.70 Quarterly Dividend

Jefferies Group LLC set a $65.00 price objective on Valero Energy and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 19th. Valero Energy (NYSE...

Xamarin Live Player (almost) takes the Mac out of iOS development

Microsoft announced Xamarin Live Player at its Build conference here this week. Developing iOS and Android apps on a Windows PC just got a little bit simple...

White House Postpones Another Climate Change Meeting

The Paris Agreement, forged by almost 200 countries in 2015, seeks to limit planetary warming by cutting emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases from burnin...