Somalia lurches from chaos to first democratic rule in decades Somalia lurches from chaos to first democratic rule in decades:- Africa’s most chaotic country is struggling to elect its first democratic government in a half-century. Given its recent history for war and turmoil it’s not surprising that Somalia’s fledging effort at […]
Obamas lead a White House tour virtually, with help from Oculus Obamas lead a White House tour virtually, with help from Oculus:- President Obama wants to give you access to the Oval Office—at least virtually. The broad promise of virtual reality is that it can put us in situations or […]
Can the fake news trend be de-escalated Can the fake news trend be de-escalated:- Journalists and news consumers, along with tech companies such as Facebook, can take steps to temper the fake news phenomenon. But how much progress can be made should the country’s head newsmaker himself continue to be […]
Atlas V rocket set for Thursday night launch Atlas V rocket set for Thursday night launch:- Mission managers will gather Tuesday to review their readiness for Cape Canaveral’s first rocket launch of 2017, a planned 7:46 p.m. Thursday blastoff by a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and a U.S. […]
Davos elite gather amid globalization backlash Davos elite gather amid globalization backlash:- Davos elite gather amid globalization backlash:- Around the globe last year, voters evicted establishment politicians and leaders. Now, quite a few of those cast out will nevertheless layer on expensive clothing and travel to a snowy Swiss resort […]
8 people have same wealth as world’s poorest half 8 people have same wealth as world’s poorest half:- Eight men now own the same amount of wealth as the poorest half of the world. A top corporate CEO earns as much in a year as 10,000 garment factory workers in […]
El Salvador marks grim milestone: Its first murder-free day in nearly 2 years El Salvador, one of the world’s most dangerous places, for the first time in nearly two years passed an entire day without a homicide. The rare reprieve last Wednesday signaled a possible benefit from the recent truce […]
Steelers assistant Joey Porter arrested on multiple charges in bar incident after win Pittsburgh Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter allegedly assaulted a doorman and was arrested on multiple charges on Sunday night, Pittsburgh police said in a news release. Porter, 39, faces aggravated assault, simple assault, resisting arrest, public drunkenness, […]
Clemson vs. Alabama: Who has the edge? Breaking down the College Football Playoff championship game between Alabama and Clemson (Monday, ESPN, 8 p.m. ET): PASSING Clemson has the nation’s best quarterback and perhaps the best player overall in junior Deshaun Watson, who torched the Alabama defense in last season’s 45-40 […]
Apple says iPhone 7 Plus can make you absurdly popular Apple says iPhone 7 Plus can make you absurdly popular:- So when you photograph someone, you have to prepared that they might instantly despise you because you’ve revealed a blemish that they wish didn’t exist. A fourth chin, perhaps. Or […]
