TIMEDavid Ortiz Dominican Attorney General: Former Red Sox Player David Ortiz Shooting Result of Mistaken IdentityTIMESANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The Dominican Republic’s lead prosecutor said Wednesday that former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was not the target of a shooting in a nightclub in his hometown. Attorney
TIMECongressional Committees Senators Reach Deal to Vote on Blocking Trump Administration's Saudi Arms SaleTIME - Associated PressWASHINGTON — Lawmakers have reached a deal with the Senate’s Republican leadership to vote on more than a dozen resolutions aimed at blocking the Trump administration’s sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia.
TIMEKeith Raniere NXIVM Co-Founder and Alleged 'Sex Cult' Leader Keith Raniere Convicted on 7 Charges, Including Sex TraffickingTIME - Jasmine AguileraKeith Raniere, former leader of purported self-help group NXIVM, has been convicted on federal charges for his role in what prosecutors describe as a “sex cult.” On Wednesday, a jury found Raniere guilty
TIMEKeanu Reeves Why Keanu Reeves Has Always Been the Best Internet's Soul MateTIME - Cady LangThe fascination surrounding Keanu Reeves in recent weeks has reached a fever pitch with a smorgasbord of summer movies that rely on his talents. Drawing on the cult appeal of his summer blockbuster John
TIMEEntertainment Jessie Buckley's Star Is Born in Wild Rose. But It’s Been a Long Time in the MakingTIME - Suyin HaynesIf you don’t recognize Jessie Buckley’s warm smile and lilting voice already, chances are you will soon. Having starred in the acclaimed HBO series Chernobyl, and with upcoming projects alongside big like
TIMEK-Pop How a Live Orchestra Is Showing Off Another Side of K-Pop Greats Like BTS and BLACKPINKTIME - Raisa BrunerDon’t underestimate the power of K-pop. That’s a lesson many in the music industry have learned over the past few years, as the South Korean musical export has taken over charts and groups like BTS, BLACKPINK
TIMEPermafrost Canada's Permafrost Is Thawing 70 Years Earlier Than Expected, Study Shows. Scientists Are 'Quite Surprised'TIME - Nadia SulemanThe Canadian Arctic permafrost is thawing 70 years earlier than expected, a rate shocking a group of scientists who released the findings of their long-term study this month. A research team affiliated
TIMEJerome Powell Fed Leaves Key Interest Rate Unchanged but Signals Possible Future CutsTIME - MARTIN CRUTSINGER / AP(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday but signaled that it’s prepared to start cutting rates if needed to protect the U.S. economy from trade conflicts and threats.
TIMEU.S. Politics Booker, de Blasio Hit Biden For Reminiscing About Working With SegregationistsTIME - Lissandra VillaSen. Cory Booker and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio harshly criticized Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden Wednesday over his comments about working with segregationist lawmakers in the past. In a marked
TIMEMitch McConnell Author Ta-Nehisi Coates Criticized Mitch McConnell for Saying Slavery's Effects Were in the PastTIME - Jasmine AguileraJust one day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke out against reparations for slavery, author Ta-Nehisi Coates passionately argued in favor of them at a Wednesday House hearing on the topic
TIMEMadonna New Video Inspired by Madonna's 'I Rise' Captures Global Protest MovementTIME - Raisa Bruner“Freedom,” sings Madonna, “is what you choose to do with what’s been done to you.” This lyric from the artist’s new song “I Rise,” off her 14th studio album Madame X, is a tribute to the resilience of
TIMEBoris Johnson U.K.'s Boris Johnson Extends His Lead in Race To Become Next Prime MinisterTIME - JILL LAWLESS / AP(LONDON) — The race to become Britain’s next prime minister is down to the final four on Wednesday, as Boris Johnson stretched his lead among Conservative lawmakers and upstart Rory Stewart was eliminated
TIMEEPA EPA Rolls Back Obama Rule On Coal-Fired Power PlantsTIME - ELLEN KNICKMEYER / AP(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration on Wednesday completed one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules, replacing a landmark Obama-era effort that sought to wean the nation’s electrical grid
TIMEVaccines Most People Worldwide Trust That Vaccines Are Safe—But the Amount That Don't Is ConcerningTIME - Jamie DucharmeThe majority of people worldwide think vaccines are safe, according to a new global survey—but the share of doubters is still high enough to threaten immunity. The survey, conducted by polling group Gallup
TIMEDemocratic Party These Democrats Are Trying to Ensure the Term ‘Socialism’ Doesn’t Define Them in 2020TIME - Philip Elliott / Charleston, S.C.Last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders stood on stage at a Washington, D.C., college campus extolling the virtues of democratic socialism in what his presidential bid billed as a major speech. As this week began,
TIMEPolar Bears Emaciated Polar Bear Spotted in Siberian City for the First Time in 40 YearsTIME - Associated Press(MOSCOW) — An emaciated polar bear has been sighted in a Russian industrial city in Siberia, far south of its normal hunting grounds. Emergency officials in the city of Norilsk in a statement on Tuesday
TIMEEntertainment Disney is Re-Releasing Avengers: Endgame with New Footage in an Attempt to Break Avatar's Box Office RecordTIME - Randall Williams / BloombergWalt Disney Co. will try to close the global box-office gap between its mega-blockbuster film “Avengers: Endgame” and James Cameron’s “Avatar” next weekend. The superhero sequel will reenter theaters new
TIMELena Headey Lena Headey on How a Deleted Game of Thrones Scene Could've Changed Cersei's StoryTIME - Megan McCluskeyIn the wake of revealing that she was “gutted” by the way that Cersei died in Game of Thrones‘ penultimate episode, Lena Headey is also speaking out about a “traumatic, great moment” for Cersei that was
TIMERonna McDaniel President Trump Raised $24.8 Million in Just a Few Hours After His Campaign Launch RallyTIME - Bill Allison / BloombergPresident Donald Trump raised $24.8 million in the hours following the official launch of his campaign for re-election in 2020, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said. The haul dwarfs
TIMEHumanitarianism Senate Panel Approves Humanitarian Aid for Migrant RefugeesTIME - ANDREW TAYLOR / AP(WASHINGTON) — A modified version of President Donald Trump’s $4 billion-plus request to care for tens of thousands of migrant refuges massing at the southern border swept through a key Senate panel on
TIMEStem Cells Employers Are Steering Workers Toward Controversial Stem Cell TherapiesTIME - Liz Szabo / Kaiser Health NewsA Midwestern grocery chain, Hy-Vee, is taking an unusual—and highly controversial—approach to reducing health care costs. Before employees in certain cities can undergo knee replacement, they first must
TIMEDaylight Savings Time Norwegian Islanders Want to Go 'Time-Free' During Summer MonthsTIME - Associated Press(COPENHAGEN, Denmark) — Residents of a Norwegian island where the sun doesn’t set for 69 days of the year want to go “time-free” and have more flexible school and working hours to make the most of their
TIMEJamal Khashoggi U.N. Report Finds 'Credible Evidence' to Investigate Saudi Crown Prince's Role in Jamal Khashoggi's KillingTIME - Katie ReillyA United Nations special report has found “credible evidence” warranting further investigation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for his role in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last —
TIMERussia Four Charged with Murder Over 2014 Downing of Malaysia Airlines PlaneTIME - MIKE CORDER / AP(NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands) — Four people, including a prominent eastern Ukrainian separatist commander, were charged with murder Wednesday in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine
TIMECommuting Get Your Whole Life to This Video of Strangers Breaking Out In a Delightful Subway SingalongTIME - Ashley HoffmanSomething curious happened on a New York City subway train recently — and for once, it was a good-curious moment. Typically, New York City’s subways are a mode of transportation where people tend keep
TIMEPete Buttigieg After Fatal Police Shooting, Pete Buttigieg Says South Bend Officers Must Activate Body CamerasTIME - Associated Press(SOUTH BEND, Ind.) — Mayor Pete Buttigieg is telling officers after a fatal police shooting that they must activate their body cameras during any interaction with civilians. The Democratic presidential
TIMERefugees Nearly 71 Million People Have Been Displaced by War and Other Violence, the U.N.'s Refugee Agency SaysTIME - James Keaten / AP(GENEVA) — A record 71 million people have been displaced worldwide from war, persecution and other violence, the U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday, an increase of more than 2 million from last year an
TIMEXi Jinping Xi Jinping Says Pyongyang Is Moving in the 'Right Direction' Ahead of His Visit to North KoreaTIME - KIM TONG-HYUNG / APSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping praised North Korea for moving in the “right direction” by politically resolving issues on the Korean Peninsula in an essay published in both countries’
TIMEHong Kong Why Hong Kong Protesters Aren't Calling It Quits After the Suspension of a Controversial Extradition BillTIME - Laignee Barron / Hong KongTwice in as many weeks protesters have thronged to Hong Kong’s streets in unprecedented numbers to demand the government withdraw a proposal that would allow extraditions to mainland China. Both times,
