This Day in History | 1990 – Iraq invades Kuwait

More than 100,000 Iraqi soldiers backed up by 700 tanks invaded the Gulf state of Kuwait in the early hours of this morning. Iraqi forces have established

Life & Style | Jason Momoa visits protesters blocking new Hawaii telescope

Aquaman star Jason Momoa on Wednesday visited Native Hawaiian protesters blocking the construction of a giant telescope on Hawaii’s tallest mountain. The Native Hawaiian Hollywood

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  Puerto Rico’s governing party was in full-blown crisis yesterday as the nominee to succeed departing Gov.

The Buzz | Organizers finally cancel troubled Woodstock 50 festival

Woodstock 50 is officially canceled. Organizers announced Wednesday that the troubled festival that hit a series of setbacks in the last four months won’t take place next month. The

Russian military called in to fight Siberian forest fires

The Russian military has joined efforts to fight forest fires that have engulfed nearly 30,000 square kilometers (11,580 sq. miles) of territory in Siberia and the

Greenland sees massive ice melt

The heat wave that smashed high temperature records in five European countries a week ago is now over Greenland, accelerating the melting of the island’s ice sheet

A$AP Rocky trial underway in Sweden

American rapper A$AP Rocky and two other men believed to be members of his entourage went on trial yesterday in Sweden in a high-profile legal

USA | President to visit Poland for World War II anniversary September 1

An aide to Poland’s president says that President Donald Trump will visit Warsaw from Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 to take part in observances marking the

Trump lashes out at China as trade talks resume; stocks fall

President Donald Trump lashed out at China for what he said is its unwillingness to buy American agricultural products and said it continues to “rip off”

Offbeat | TSA: Man checked missile launcher in luggage at BWI

Federal officials say they’ve found a missile launcher in a man’s luggage at the airport in Baltimore. The Transportation Security Administration said in a statement that the

This Day in History | 1991 – Superpowers to cut nuclear warheads

The United States and the Soviet Union have signed an historic agreement reducing their stockpiles of nuclear warheads by about a third. The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, known as

Life & Style | Global Citizen Festival to feature H.E.R, others

Queen and Adam Lambert, Pharrell Williams and Alicia Keys are some of the headliners at the 2019 Global Citizens Festival. Organizers yesterday also announced

World briefs

Sri Lanka Four Muslim ministers who resigned from their Cabinet portfolios after the Easter attacks that killed more than 250 people have rejoined

The Buzz | Capital One target of massive data breach

A hacker gained access to personal information from more than 100 million Capital One credit applications, the bank said as federal authorities  Paige A. Thompson — who

Presidents have made racist gestures throughout US history

When President Donald Trump drew widespread condemnation for describing a majority-black congressional district as a “rat and rodent infested mess” and for tweets targeting four

Russia | Opposition leader returned to jail from hospital

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was discharged from a hospital yesterday even though his physician raised suspicions of a possible poisoning. Details about Navalny’s condition

Johnson presses EU to give way amid no-deal Brexit warnings

Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushed Britain closer to a no-deal exit from the European Union yesterday, insisting he will not hold Brexit talks with EU

Offbeat | Grasshoppers on the go make migratory stop in Las Vegas area

A migration of mild-mannered grasshoppers sweeping through the Las Vegas area is being attributed to wet weather several months ago. Nevada state entomologist Jeff Knight told reporters

This Day in History | 1966 – Football glory for England

England have won football’s World Cup for the first time since the tournament began in 1930. A crowd of 93,000 spectators - including the Queen and

Life & Style | Meghan guest edits UK Vogue, focusing on trailblazing women

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has guest edited the September issue of British Vogue with the theme “Forces for Change.” Royal officials say the issue coming out Aug.

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