Actor Alec Baldwin campaigns for Virginia Democrats

The actor known for his mocking impersonations of Republican President Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” campaigned Tuesday for Democratic legislative candidates in a Virginia election that is viewed as

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HONG KONG Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters formed a human chain at the British Consulate last night to rally support for their cause from the city’s former colonial ruler. They sang

US diplomat drawn into Trump’s Ukraine effort set to testify

William Taylor has emerged as an unlikely central player in the events that are at the heart of the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. The retired career civil servant was

This Day in History | 1956 Hungarians rise up against Soviet rule

  Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Hungary to demand an end to Soviet rule. There are believed to have been many casualties in a day which

Offbeat | Television’s Weather Channel wades into climate debate

The Weather Channel is moving beyond cold fronts and heat waves to wade into the politics of climate change, with a special planned for early next month that includes interviews

Springsteen surprises moviegoers at film preview screenings

Bruce Springsteen surprised moviegoers by introducing his new concert film in his New Jersey hometown. The Asbury Park Press reports Springsteen introduced two showings of “Western Stars” at the AMC Loews

Alexis Bledel is the most dangerous celebrity online

Actress Alexis Bledel has been bookish and sweet on “Gilmore Girls” and “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” But the actress herself is now officially dangerous. Cybersecurity firm McAfee on Monday crowned

The Buzz | South Pole’s ozone hole shrinks to smallest since discovery

The ozone hole near the south pole this year is the smallest since it was discovered, but it is more due to freakish Antarctic weather than efforts to cut down

Louvre exhibit acclaims Da Vinci, 500 years after his death

Much about Leonardo Da Vinci remains an enigma: the smile of the “Mona Lisa”; why the world’s most famous painter left so many works unfinished; and more recently, who bought

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  PHILIPPINES President Rodrigo Duterte is cutting short his trip to Japan due to “unbearable pain” in his spinal column caused by his fall during a motorcycle ride last week, his

Russia’s new focus on Africa takes advantage of US drift

Russian President Vladimir Putin is following China’s lead and making a splashy bid for influence in Africa, hosting the continent’s leaders this week in the first-ever Russia-Africa

Offbeat | ‘The Casagrandes’ extols Mexican American life via animation

“The Casagrandes,” Nickelodeon’s new original animated series that centers around an 11-year-old girl trying to survive a big city, is one of the first cartoons in the U.S.

This Day in History | 1966 – Double-agent breaks out of jail

One of Britain’s most notorious double-agents, George Blake, has escaped from prison in London after a daring break-out believed to have been masterminded by the Soviet Union. Wardens

Life & Style | Jane Fonda returns to civil disobedience for climate change

Inspired by the climate activism of a Swedish teenager, Jane Fonda says she’s returning to civil disobedience nearly a half-century after she was last arrested

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The Buzz | Four suspects indicted in case of slain Slovak journalist

Slovakia prosecutors have indicted four suspects in the slaying of an investigative reporter and his fiancee, a case that brought down the government. The four include the

WikiLeaks founder Assange in UK court to fight extradition

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in court yesterday to fight extradition to the United States on charges of espionage, saying he needed more time to

UK’s Johnson asks for a Brexit delay that he doesn’t want

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pressed ahead yesterday with plans to try to win parliamentary backing for his new Brexit deal even as the European Union began considering his grudging

Trump scraps plan to host G-7 at his Doral golf resort

Responding to stinging criticism, President Donald Trump has abruptly reversed his plan to hold the next year’s Group of Seven world leaders’ meeting at his Doral golf resort in Florida. Trump

This Day in History | 1982 Sinn Fein triumph in elections

Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Provisional IRA, has won its first seats in the elections to the new Ulster Assembly. Gerry Adams, vice president of Sinn Fein, took the

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