The 2018 Oscars celebrated inclusion. The real progress is still to come. “I have two words to leave with you tonight, ladies and gentlemen: Inclusion. Rider.” That was Frances McDormand concluding her speech after accepting the Oscar for best actress at the 90th Oscars, a moment that aptly captured the […]
Allison Janney wins supporting actress Oscar for ‘I, Tonya’ Allison Janney even thanked the bird. After winning the best supporting actress Oscar on Sunday for her turn as the hard-as-nails, chain-smoking mother of Tonya Harding in “I, Tonya,” Janney began her speech by joking that she “did it all by […]
Oscars 2018: ‘The Shape of Water’ wins best picture at awards show laced with social and political statements The Shape of Water,” a Cold War fantasy about a mute woman who falls in love with a humanoid sea creature, won the Oscar for best picture Sunday at the 90th Academy […]
The killer disease with no vaccine Since the beginning of the year, Nigeria has been gripped by an outbreak of a deadly disease. Lassa fever is one of a number of illnesses which can cause dangerous epidemics, but for which no vaccine currently exists. Lassa fever is not a new […]
Kamara scores in Galaxy debut, Alessandrini adds another Newcomer Ola Kamara and Romain Alessandrini scored two minutes apart in the first half and the Los Angeles Galaxy held off Portland 2-1 in a season opener Sunday night to spoil coach Giovanni Savarese’s Timbers debut. Kamara’s 35th career goal came in […]
He thought it was a blister. Now his foot has been amputated At first, Raul Reyes, 26, thought it was a blister from an injury at work. Then a yellowish mass spread across his right foot. The Houston day-care teacher is now coming to terms with the ravages of a […]
French minister to lay out concerns on ballistics, regional role in Iran visit France’s foreign minister was in Iran on Monday to reaffirm Europe’s commitment to a nuclear deal that opened the Iranian economy to investment, but also to echo concerns raised by U.S. President Donald Trump who has threatened […]
South Korean Envoys Fly to North Korea to Meet Kim Jong-un Top aides of President Moon Jae-in of South Korea flew to North Korea on Monday to meet its leader, Kim Jong-un, moving to improve inter-Korean relations and help start a dialogue between the North and the United States. Mr. […]
Expansion Los Angeles FC beats Seattle 1-0 in opener Diego Rossi scored in the 11th minute off a pass from Carlos Vela and expansion Los Angeles FC beat the Seattle Sounders 1-0 on Sunday in the opener for both teams. Major League Soccer’s 23rd franchise got off to a sterling […]
Putin: Russia will ‘never’ extradite citizens accused by US Russia will “never” extradite any of the 13 Russians indicted by the United States for election-meddling, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, even as he insisted they didn’t act on behalf of his government. Putin’s comments in an NBC News interview airing […]
