Chinese Media Calls Hong Kong Protests a ‘Riot’
HONG KONG — Latest on the protests in Hong Kong over proposed extradition legislation (all times local):
11 a.m.
After days of silence, Chinese state media...
China Sees Record Online Sales on Singles Day
BEIJING — Internet giant Alibaba broke its own sales record of 9.3 billion dollars during China's "Singles Day" 24-hour online shopping binge on Wednesday, defying fears of an economic slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.
Pelé, Who Died at 82, Was a Sports Star and Cultural Icon
SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé will be famous for 15 centuries.
When Embassies Become Places of Terror, Not Sanctuaries
CAIRO — Embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions worldwide are often considered places of sanctuary, however, not all have been impervious to horrific incidents.
When Saudi...
Review: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Is Marvel’s Machine in High Gear
Satisfaction is a complicated concept in Marvel Land. On the one hand, every morsel of pre-release information is obsessively poured over in feverish anticipation....
Magnitude 8 Tremor Strikes Southern Coast of Mexico
MEXICO CITY — USGS: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8 has struck off Mexico's southern coast.
Don’t Recall Apollo 11? Global Festivities Have You Covered
You can run a race, hit a museum, shoot off a rocket or count down to the moment 50 years ago that Neil Armstrong...
More than 100 whales died in New Zealand
About three dozen pilot whales are refloated and heading out to sea, after surviving a mass stranding of nearly 200 whales on Friday.
Students in ‘MAGA’ Hats Mock Native American After Rally
FRANKFORT, Kentucky — A diocese in Kentucky apologized Saturday after videos emerged showing students from a Catholic boys' high school mocking Native Americans outside...
Is Cannes Ready to Adapt to the Age of #MeToo?
The experience of watching a few dozen or more films inside two weeks at the Cannes Film Festival can be jarring, exhilarating and exhausting — even for those who live and breathe cinema.
