WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will travel to Beijing for the latest round of high-level trade talks scheduled to start on March 28, the White House said in a statement on Saturday. The United States also will receive a Chinese trade delegation led by Vice Premier […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday called Attorney General William Barr’s offer to release a summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report “insufficient” and urged him to release the full report to lawmakers so their committees could proceed with their “independent work.” Pelosi also said in the statement that any congressional […]
A Tiered Cold-Shoulder Dress in a Lemon-Yellow Shade Knowing what’s appropriate to wear to a wedding is one thing, but actually finding it in your closet or your favorite store is quite another. To be successful, you’ll need some inspiration and plenty of outfit ideas that fit the fancy dress code but are understated enough […]
Ioanna Gika has shared her ethereal new single “Swan” ahead of the release of her debut solo album Thalassa. On her new song, the Greek-American singer channels the dreamy melodies of Mazzy Star with bursts of shimmering synths and Gika’s haunting vocals. “‘Swan’ is about the sinking feeling when you sense a relationship is coming […]
Post Malone has released a video for his track “Wow.” featuring Mike Alancourt, who shot to fame after his dancing to the song went viral on social media. In the James DeFina-directed video that begins with a quote, “You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.” from Charles […]
A Somali police officer says five people, including the country’s deputy labor minister, have been killed in an Islamic extremist attack on a government building in the capital. Capt. Mohamed Hussein said the minister, Saqar Ibrahim Abdalla, was killed in his ground-floor office shortly after gunmen stormed the building in Mogadishu. At least five gunmen […]
A 48-year-old man has died after the vehicle he was travelling in left the road and struck a pole in Cumberland County on Friday. Cumberland District RCMP say the crash along Highway 321 in River Philip, N.S., happened just after 5 p.m. Police say the man from Springhill, who was the only person in the […]
Dolly Parton has donated $200,000 to eight volunteer fire departments who helped fight the 2016 wildfires in East Tennessee. Parton donated the money through the Dollywood Foundation’s My People Fund. Parton gave $20,000 to each volunteer fire department and $40,000 to their area training center. “It is only fitting that the last of the My […]
SINGAPORE – Scones, sandwiches and tea were on the menu on Saturday morning (March 23) as 20 Straits Times subscribers and their guests visited Eden Hall, the official residence of British High Commissioner to Singapore Scott Wightman and his wife Anne. Mrs Wightman took the visitors on a tour of the 115-year-old stately house in […]
A woman was killed when a hit-and-run driver smashed into her and pinned her against another car in Harlem on Friday night, cops said. The 26-year-old stepped off a curb near Amsterdam Avenue and West 141 Street and was rammed into by the driver of a GMC Denali, police said. The driver sped off southbound […]