R.Kelly Charged With Paying Bribe Before Marriage to Aaliyah
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors are accusing singer R. Kelly of scheming with others to pay for a fake ID for an unnamed female a day before he married R&B singer Aaliyah, then 15 years old, in a secret ceremony in 1994.
Trump Calls Trudeau ‘Two-Faced’ as Palace Gossip Goes Viral
WATFORD (AP) — NATO leaders professed unity on Wednesday at a summit near London — but a spat over off-the-cuff chit chat at a royal reception rattled their show of solidarity.
Elon Musk Insists No One Interpreted Tweet to Mean Pedophile
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A British cave explorer who helped rescue a dozen boys and their soccer coach from a flooded Thailand cave last year testified Wednesday that Elon Musk branded him a pedophile and sullied his reputation.
French Trains Stop as Mass Strike Begins Over Pensions
PARIS (AP) — French trains rolled to a halt Wednesday evening, kicking off massive nationwide strikes and protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to overhaul the retirement system, seen as an untouchable symbol of the French way of life.
Classic Blue Is Pantone Color Institute’s Color of the Year
NEW YORK (AP) — In these uneasy times, as we move along to a new decade, the Pantone Color Institute has reached back in time to calming, confident Classic Blue as its color of the year for 2020.
Elon Musk Tells Jurors Insult Provoked ‘Pedo Guy’ Tweet
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elon Musk testified Tuesday that he was being insulting, not literally calling a British cave diver a pedophile when he lashed out on Twitter and ended up in a defamation lawsuit from the man who helped rescue a dozen boys and their soccer coach from a flooded Thailand cave last year.
Chinese City Fully Launches Face-Scanning at Metro
ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, has become the nation's first to apply facial recognition technology at all its metro stations, according to Zhengzhou Metro.
Chinese, Israeli Business Elites See More Cooperation Opportunities in High-Tech Sector
JERUSALEM, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — At the 23rd GoforIsrael investment conference held in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, both Chinese and Israeli business elites believed that more cooperation opportunities between the two sides in various sectors, particularly in the hi-tech sector, would be created.
Trump Takes Bold Stance at NATO as Impeachment Boils at Home
LONDON (AP) — Thumping his chest on the world stage as he faces an impeachment inquiry at home, President Donald Trump claimed credit Tuesday for transforming NATO as the military alliance marks its 70th anniversary. But he also clashed with America's NATO allies, especially French President Emmanuel Macron, about defense spending and the alliance's very mission.
Nigeria Builds Nation’s First Transportation University with Chinese Support
DAURA, Nigeria, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — Nigeria has started the construction of the country's first transportation university assisted by a Chinese firm.
