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Hugs, tears mark taping of final ‘Big Bang Theory’ episode
Published On: May 1, 2019 04:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Hugs and tears punctuated the final taping of 'The Big Bang Theory,' a lovefest for its stars, crew and audience alike. There were plenty of punchlines as well, as the true-to-form hit comedy about scientists and those who love them wrapped the two-part, hour-long finale that will air in mid-May on CBS.
Thousands march on May Day, demand better working conditions
Published On: May 1, 2019 04:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, May 1: Thousands of trade union members and activists were marking May Day on Wednesday by marching through Asia’s capitals and demanding better working conditions and expanding labor rights.
New Zealand media to avoid ideology at mosque shooting trial
Published On: May 1, 2019 02:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WELLINGTON, May 1: New Zealand’s major media organizations pledged Wednesday not to promote white supremacist ideology when covering the trial of the man charged with killing 50 people at two mosques.
US military cuts back on Afghan war data
Published On: May 1, 2019 11:51 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, May 1: Amid a battlefield stalemate in Afghanistan, the U.S. military has stopped releasing information often cited to measure progress in America’s longest war, calling it of little value in fighting the Taliban insurgency.
Democrats using veterans bill to try to block border wall
Published On: May 1, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April 1: Democrats controlling the House are trying to use a popular veterans measure to block President Donald Trump from transferring $3.6 billion from military base construction to build his long-sought wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Judge throws out ex-Penn State president’s conviction
Published On: May 1, 2019 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
HARRISBURG, May 1: A federal judge threw out former Penn State President Graham Spanier’s misdemeanor child-endangerment conviction on Tuesday, less than a day before he was due to turn himself in to begin serving a jail sentence.
Clashes rock Venezuela as Guaido, Maduro vie for power
Published On: May 1, 2019 09:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
CARACAS, May 1: Opposition leader Juan Guaidó took a bold step to revive his movement to seize power in Venezuela, taking to the streets Tuesday to call for a military uprising that drew quick support from the Trump administration and fierce resistance from forces loyal to socialist Nicolas Maduro.
North Carolina campus shooting leaves 2 dead, 4 injured
Published On: May 1, 2019 07:23 AM NPT By: Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, May 1: A man armed with a pistol opened fire on students in a classroom building at a North Carolina university during the last day of classes Tuesday, killing two people and wounding four others, police said. Officers who had gathered ahead of a campus concert raced over and disarmed the suspect in the room where the shooting happened.
Zuckerberg to explain how Facebook gets ‘privacy focused’
Published On: April 30, 2019 03:03 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30: CEO Mark Zuckerberg will kick off Facebook’s annual F8 conference Tuesday with what are expected to be more details about his new “privacy-focused” vision for the social network.
John Singleton, maker of ‘Boyz N the Hood,’ dies at 51
Published On: April 30, 2019 03:01 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Director John Singleton, who made one of Hollywood’s most memorable debuts with the Oscar-nominated “Boyz N the Hood” and continued over the following decades to probe the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles and beyond, has died. He was 51.
Akihito begins abdication rituals as Japan marks end of era
Published On: April 30, 2019 01:31 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, April 30: Emperor Akihito began his abdication rituals at a Shinto shrine Tuesday morning as Japan embraces the end of his reign with reminiscence and hope for a new era.
IS leader appears in video for first time in 5 years
Published On: April 30, 2019 10:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIRUT, April 30: The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group claimed to appear for the first time in five years in a video released by the extremist group’s propaganda arm on Monday, acknowledging defeat in the group’s last stronghold in Syria but vowing a “long battle” ahead.
Athens painter turns blockbusters into motion picture art
Published On: April 29, 2019 02:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Greek artist Virginia Axioti’s work is seen by thousands of people every week, but none of it is digital. As the designer of hand-painted billboards that hang over the entrance to Athens’ Athinaion cinema advertising the newest film, she can count on a regular audience without having to embrace the internet.
‘Avengers: Endgame’ obliterates records with $1.2B opening
Published On: April 29, 2019 12:40 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 29: The universe belongs to Marvel. “Avengers: Endgame” shattered the record for biggest opening weekend with an estimated $350 million in ticket sales domestically and $1.2 billion globally, reaching a new pinnacle in the blockbuster era that the comic-book studio has come to dominate.
Opposition pressures UK government to act on climate change
Published On: April 29, 2019 12:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, April 29: British opposition leaders are pressuring the government to act on climate change after weeks of protests put the issue at the heart of the political debate.
No Mass for Sri Lanka’s Catholics; no veils for Muslim women
Published On: April 29, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
AMPARA, April 29: The effects of Sri Lanka’s Easter suicide bombings reverberated across two faiths Sunday, with Catholics shut out of their churches for fear of new attacks, left with only a televised Mass, and Muslim women ordered to stop wearing veils in public.
8 shot, 1 fatally, in latest Baltimore shooting
Published On: April 29, 2019 09:57 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BALTIMORE, April 29: A gunman fired indiscriminately into a crowd that had gathered for Sunday afternoon cookouts along a west Baltimore street, killing a man and wounding seven other people, authorities and reports said.
Designers turn plastic trash into treasures
Published On: April 28, 2019 02:36 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Scientists and environmentalists have long warned about the dangers of plastic pollution, especially now that plastic trash of all types is choking the world’s rivers and oceans. High-end designers have responded by “upcycling” discarded objects into unique, desirable design pieces.
Nearly 700 from LA universities still in measles quarantine
Published On: April 28, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, April 28: Nearly 700 people possibly exposed to measles at two Los Angeles universities are still quarantined three days after health officials ordered the precautions to contain the spread of the highly contagious disease.
4 die after construction crane crushes cars in Seattle
Published On: April 28, 2019 10:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SEATTLE, April 28: Four people died and three were injured when a construction crane on the new Google Seattle campus collapsed Saturday, pinning six cars underneath.
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