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Ferocious typhoon plows through rain-soaked Philippines
Published On: September 15, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
TUGUEGARAO,Sept 15: Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into the Philippines' northeastern coast early Saturday, its ferocious winds and blinding rain ripping off tin roof sheets and knocking out power, and plowed through the agricultural region at the start of the onslaught.
4 dead as Hurricane Florence drenches the Carolinas
Published On: September 15, 2018 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WILMINGTON, Sept 15: Blowing ashore with howling 90 mph (155 kph) winds, Florence splintered buildings, trapped hundreds of people and swamped entire communities along the Carolina coast Friday in what could be just the opening act in a watery, two-part, slow-motion disaster. At least four people were killed.
Ringo! Ex-Beatles drummer plays at Radio City Music Hall
Published On: September 14, 2018 12:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept 14: It’s the season for Beatles in New York City.
Evacuation underway as huge typhoon nears Philippines, China
Published On: September 14, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MANILA, Sept 14: Philippine authorities were evacuating thousands of people from the path of the most powerful typhoon this year, closing schools, readying bulldozers for landslides and placing rescuers and troops on full alert in the country's north.
Volkswagen to stop making iconic Beetle next summer
Published On: September 14, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
DETROIT, Sept 14: After selling it on and off in the U.S. for nearly seven decades, Volkswagen has decided to squash its iconic Beetle.
Isbell wins 3 Americana Awards; Prine is artist of the year
Published On: September 13, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Sept 13: Folk singer-songwriter John Prine won artist of the year for the second time in a row at the Americana Music Honors and Awards on Wednesday, while Jason Isbell took home three awards, including album of the year.
Rihanna unleashes the savage beast in latest lingerie line
Published On: September 13, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept 13: Rihanna unleashed the wild beast in a lush tropical land that turned to arid desert with women of all shapes, sizes and colors writhing, cackling, frolicking and stalking like animals in lace, fishnet and satin that shined in jewel tones for her second season of Savage x Fenty.
Gunman kills 5, self in Southern California rampage
Published On: September 13, 2018 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BAKERSFIELD, Sept 13: A gunman killed five people, including his wife, before turning the gun on himself as a Kern County sheriff’s deputy closed in Wednesday, authorities said.
Fenella Fielding, star of ‘Carry On’ comedies, dies at 90
Published On: September 12, 2018 07:24 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Sept 12: Fenella Fielding, a British actress who was the glamorous, velvet-voiced star of the “Carry On” comedies, has died. She was 90.
‘Big and vicious’: Hurricane Florence closes in on Carolinas
Published On: September 12, 2018 09:49 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NORTH CAROLINA, Sept 12: Motorists streamed inland on highways converted to one-way evacuation routes Tuesday as about 1.7 million people in three states were warned to get out of the way of Hurricane Florence, a hair-raising storm taking dead aim at the Carolinas with 225 kph winds and potentially ruinous rains.
US marks 9/11 with somber tributes, new monument to victims
Published On: September 11, 2018 04:29 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept 11: Americans are commemorating 9/11 with somber tributes, volunteer projects and a new monument to victims, after a year when two attacks demonstrated the enduring threat of terrorism in the nation’s biggest city.
Serena Williams’ treatment resonates among black women
Published On: September 11, 2018 02:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept 11: When Serena Williams told the umpire at the U.S. Open final that he owed her an apology, that he had stolen something from her, and then she got penalized for her words, Breea Willingham could relate to her frustration and anger.
Minaj calls dustup with Cardi B ‘mortifying,’ ‘humiliating’
Published On: September 11, 2018 10:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept 11: Nicki Minaj said being involved in an altercation with Cardi B at a fashion week party was “so mortifying and so humiliating.”
Carolinas brace for extremely dangerous Hurricane Florence
Published On: September 10, 2018 10:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press
RALEIGH, September, 10: Florence rapidly strengthened into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane on Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week.
6 dead in blast at district headquarters in Somali capital
Published On: September 10, 2018 05:40 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 10: At least six people are dead after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gate of a district headquarters in Somalia’s capital, authorities said Monday.
N. Korea stages huge parade, holds back on advanced missiles
Published On: September 9, 2018 04:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PYONGYANG, Sept 9: North Korea rolled out some of its latest tanks and marched its best-trained goose-stepping units through Kim Il Sung Square in a major military parade on Sunday to mark its 70th anniversary, but held back its most advanced missiles and devoted nearly half of the event to civilian efforts to build the domestic economy.
Ex-Trump campaign adviser sentenced to 14 days in prison
Published On: September 8, 2018 03:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Sept 8: George Papadopoulos, the Trump campaign adviser who triggered the Russia investigation, was sentenced to 14 days in prison Friday after he told a judge he was “deeply embarrassed and ashamed” for lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian intermediaries.
Miss America contestant: Trump 'caused a lot of division'
Published On: September 8, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Sept 8: A contestant in the Miss America pageant says President Trump "has caused a lot of division" in the nation.
NY Times’ decision to publish anonymous column carries risks
Published On: September 7, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept 7: The coup of publishing a column by an anonymous Trump administration official bashing the boss could backfire on The New York Times if the author is unmasked and turns out to be a little-known person, or if the newspaper’s own reporters solve the puzzle.
Actor Terry Crews settles suit with agent he says groped him
Published On: September 7, 2018 12:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Sept 7: Actor Terry Crews and agent Adam Venit have agreed to settle a lawsuit in which Crews alleged Venit groped him at a Hollywood party.
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