This Day in History | 1968 – Manchester Utd win European Cup

Manchester United have become the first English club to win the European Cup beating Portuguese side Benfica by four goals to one. Ten years after the

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CHINA After more than a decade of rapid growth, Chinese travel to the U.S. is falling. And that has cities, malls and other tourist spots scrambling to

The Buzz | Avenatti pleads not guilty to defrauding Stormy Daniels

The embattled attorney Michael Avenatti has pleaded not guilty to accusations that he defrauded his most famous client, porn star Stormy Daniels. Avenatti appeared before a federal

US | Tornadoes carve a path through Ohio and Indiana; one killed

A swarm of apparent tornadoes so tightly packed that one crossed the path carved by another tore across Indiana and Ohio overnight, smashing homes and blowing out

USA | A hefty donation to Trump’s inaugural comes under scrutiny

Real estate mogul Franklin Haney contributed USD1 million to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee and all he’s got to show for the money is the glare

EU elections | Europe wakes up to climate concerns after green wave in vote

Green parties in Germany, France, Britain and elsewhere celebrated big gains in elections for the 751-seat European Parliament amid growing voter concerns over climate change,

Offbeat | Beckham scores as United faces Bayern 20 years after CL win

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wound back the years as the Manchester United manager came off the bench to score for Alex Ferguson’s side against a Bayern Munich team in

This Day in History | 1959 – Monkeys survive space mission

Two monkeys have become the first living creatures to survive a space flight. Able, a seven-pound female rhesus monkey, and Baker, a one-pound female squirrel monkey,

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NORTH KOREA President Donald Trump said yesterday he is not “personally” bothered by recent short-range North Korean missile tests and doesn’t believe they violated U.N. Security Council resolutions, breaking with

The Buzz | Brexit Party wins, Conservatives bashed in UK’s EU voting

Britain’s governing Conservative Party was all but wiped out in the European Parliament election as voters sick of the country’s stalled European Union exit flocked to uncompromisingly pro-Brexit

Bolivian women fight gender-based violence through theater

On stage, amid the hubbub of a Bolivian street market, women recount their stories of abuse at the hands of men. But the violence depicted

Afghanistan | UN says captives held by Taliban subjected to abuse

Afghan captives held by the Taliban have been subjected to abuse, ill-treatment and actions that may amount to torture, the U.N. said yesterday — a statement

EU Elections | Europe’s voters elect new parliament as nationalism mounts

Pivotal elections for the European Union parliament reached their climax yesterday as the last 21 nations went to the polls, with results to be announced in the

Gulf tensions | Iraq offers to mediate in crisis between its allies Iran, US

Iraq offered yesterday to mediate in the crisis between its two key allies, the United States and Iran, amid escalating Middle East tensions and as Tehran’s nuclear

Offbeat | Police: Mystery man pulling emergency brakes on subways

New York City police have been searching for a person who has been intentionally pulling the emergency brakes on subway cars for no legitimate purpose. Police on

This Day in History | 1964 – Light goes out in India as Nehru dies

Jawaharlal Nehru, founder of modern India and its current prime minister, has died suddenly at the age of 74. He was taken ill in the early

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CHINA A couple suspected of killing a man and dismembering his body in California has been arrested in China and returned to the United States to face

The Buzz | Noah’s ark owners seek compensation after heavy rains damage

In the Bible, the ark survived an epic flood. Yet the owners of Kentucky’s Noah’s ark attraction are demanding their insurance company bail them out after heavy rains

US sanctions on Iran felt in Iraqi Shiite tourist districts

For years, Karar Hussein has sold sweets in his shop near the entrance to one of Shiite Islam’s holiest shrines, accepting whatever currency was offered

Brexit | May hunkers down as premiership enters its end stage

British Prime Minister Theresa May was hunkered in 10 Downing St. with close allies on yesterday as she considered whether to give in to relentless

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