Music Review: 'Johannesburg,' Mumford & Sons
NPR reviews a musical collaboration between Mumford and Sons and musicians from far flung countries called Johannesburg.
NPR reviews a musical collaboration between Mumford and Sons and musicians from far flung countries called Johannesburg.
A judge is considering whether a suit filed by family members of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims can proceed. The plaintiffs argue that the rifle should not have been sold to civilians.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento, California, Mayor Kevin Johnson usually wrestles with local issues when he's in the City Council chambers. This week, though, he just wrestled.
Johnson and the City Council on Tuesday were honoring Sacramento City College for winning the state wrestling championship. Johnson, a former pro basketball player who also used to wrestle, decided to try his moves on one of the community college champions.
Online genealogy resources make the popular pastime of researching family trees relatively easy
Which stars of the new R-rated comedy film Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates has the biggest potty mouth? Not main actors Zac Efron and Adam DeVine,...
What happened? The battle for control of media conglomerate Viacom is getting even nastier.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets aren't sure who they're going to be able to re-sign in free agency, making it difficult for owner Michael Jordan's team to know who they're going to select with the 22nd pick in…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets aren't sure who they're going to be able to re-sign in free agency, making it difficult for owner Michael Jordan's team to know who they're going to select with the 22nd pick in…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets aren't sure who they're going to be able to re-sign in free agency, making it difficult for owner Michael Jordan's team to know who they're going to select with the 22nd pick in…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets aren't sure who they're going to be able to re-sign in free agency, making it difficult for owner Michael Jordan's team to know who they're going to select with the 22nd pick in…
Media magnate Sumner Redstone is making moves to take back his kingdom: Viacom Inc. But what exactly can he expect?
A Beijing regulator ordered Apple to stop selling some smartphones in the city because their design was too close to a Chinese firm’s model.
The company has faced questions over why no signs warned about alligators before a 2-year-old was killed in an attack at a lake Tuesday.
Michael Collins will travel the path of Great Famine emigrants to help tell the ‘greater story’ of Canada’s role providing aid
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is appealing a Las Vegas judge's ruling that found the state's sweeping new school choice program is constitutional. ACLU officials say they don't think the court decision last month gave full weight to portions of the Nevada Constitution that ban using public funds for sectarian purposes.
Russian Sport Ministry is extremely disappointed by the International Association of Athletics Federations decision to uphold the suspension of Russian athletes from taking part in international competitions.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff hosted a meeting Friday at the United Nations to follow up on countries' pledges of troops for peacekeeping operations.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton's campaign headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, got a pep talk from a special visitor on Friday: The populist Democrat talked to campaign aides about a number of issues at stake in the election, including the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul, the President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and the future of the Supreme Court.
The emergence of “Slither.io” shows how game apps can become suddenly popular and lucrative even in a competitive landscape—and how difficult it can be for a small startup to manage explosive success.
BAGHDAD — Iraqi special forces swept into Fallujah on Friday, recapturing most of the city as the Islamic State group’s grip crumbled after weeks of fighting. In some cases, Islamic State allowed people to leave only if they took the jihadists’ families with them. Over the past year, Iraqi forces backed by U.S-led air strikes have city-by-city regained large parts of that territory — though the biggest prize, Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul, and surrounding territory in the north, remains in Islamic State control. Читать дальше...
Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford hosted a meeting Friday at the United Nations to follow up on countries' pledges of troops for peacekeeping operations. His visit marked the first time a sitting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has ever spoken at the world body, U.S. officials said.
A pregnant Pakistani woman’s throat was slit by her own brother Thursday because she married a man against the wishes of her family.