China Space Lab Mostly Burns up on Re-entry in South Pacific
BEIJING — China's defunct Tiangong 1 space station mostly burned up on re-entry Monday into the atmosphere over the central South Pacific, Chinese space authorities said.
California Pardons Cambodian Men Facing Deportation
SAN FRANCISCO — California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday pardoned five ex-convicts facing deportation, including two whose families fled the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia four decades ago.
Six Months of #Metoo: Hopes Are High for Lasting Impact
NEW YORK — Six months after bursting into the spotlight, the #MeToo movement has toppled scores of men from prominent positions and fueled a national conversation about workplace sexual harassment.
Kim Jong Un Watches Performance by South Korean Pop Stars
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un clapped his hands as he, along with his wife and hundreds of other citizens,...
Denver Zoo Celebrates Birth of Sumatran Orangutan
DENVER — The Denver Zoo is welcoming a baby Sumatran orangutan who is named after an Indonesian word that means "bright" and is often used to refer to sunshine.
California Coffee to Come With Cancer Warnings
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles judge has determined that coffee companies must carry an ominous cancer warning label because of a chemical produced in the roasting process.
Malala in Pakistan For 1st Time Since Shot by Taliban
ISLAMABAD — Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai returned to Pakistan early Thursday for the first time since she was shot in 2012 by Taliban militants angered at her championing of education for girls.
Far From Belfast, Gaelic Football Keeps Their Irish Up
The woman receives the ball and barges past a couple of players. Facing the H-shaped goal, she sets herself up and blasts it between the posts.
China’s VIP Security Raises Speculation of Kim Jong Un Visit
BEIJING — The arrival of a special train in Beijing and unusually heavy security at a guesthouse where prominent North Koreans have stayed in the past have raised speculation that Kim Jong Un is making his first visit to China as the North's leader.
Spies Posing as Diplomats Have a Long History
WASHINGTON — In ordering the largest mass expulsion of Russian diplomats ever, the U.S. and its allies have upped the ante in an East-West spy game that dates to the Cold War and cast light on an unspoken but widespread practice in the cloak-and-dagger world: sending operatives abroad under diplomatic cover.
