USA | Disaster aid bill facing a tricky path as it heads to Senate

A battle over funding for Puerto Rico is complicating the path forward for a long-delayed disaster aid bill that’s a top political priority for some of President Donald

UK | Theresa May faces pressure to step down to save Brexit

Prime Minister Theresa May faces growing pressure from within her own party either to resign or to set a date for stepping down as a way

This Day in History | 1975 National Front rallies against Europe

Members of an extreme right-wing UK party, flanked by 2,000 police officers, have marched through north London in protest against integration with Europe. Beating drums and chanting

Offbeat | Reel-y? New beer can double as motion picture film developer

Kodak says a new beer hitting the market can be used to develop its Super 8 movie film. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Delaware created its SuperEIGHT

The Buzz | Adele and Jennifer Lawrence whoop it up at NYC gay bar

Bar patrons in New York’s Greenwich Village were in the right place at the right time when Adele and Jennifer Lawrence showed up. The Daily News reports

Streisand apologizes for remarks on Michael Jackson accusers

Barbra Streisand apologized yesterday for her remarks about Michael Jackson and two men who have accused him of sexual abuse, saying that she should have chosen her words

World Briefs

CHINA pledged to improve its system for registering new drugs in the country this year and more closely monitor those medicines after they’ve entered the market, part of

Offbeat | LA-area pursuit suspect breakdances before surrendering

Law-breaking turned into breakdancing at the end of a Southern California vehicle pursuit. TV news helicopters were overhead Tuesday night when a suspect pursued by the

World briefs

SOUTH CHINA SEA Two former Philippine officials have taken the bold step of filing a complaint with the International Criminal Court accusing Chinese President Xi Jinping of crimes

The Buzz | Dutch suspect in tram shooting to face terrorism charge

The main suspect in a deadly tram shooting in the Dutch city of Utrecht will be charged with offenses including multiple murder or manslaughter with a terrorist intent,

My first blue jeans | Levi Strauss readies for prime time in the public markets

Levi Strauss & Co., which gave America its first pair of blue jeans, is public again, for the second time. The 166-year-old company, which owns

EU fines Google USD1.7 billion for abusing online ads market

European Union regulators have fined Google USD1.7 billion for abusing its dominant role in online advertising, the third big antitrust penalty they’ve given the internet giant

UK’s May asks EU to delay Brexit until June 30

Prime Minister Theresa May formally asked the European Union on yesterday to postpone Britain’s departure from the bloc — due in nine days — until June

Immigration | Asylum seekers waiting in Mexico seek to stay in US

Several asylum seekers who are being forced to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration court told a judge yesterday that they are

Offbeat | Works by Jay-Z, Lauper, RFK being added to Recording Registry

Songs performed by Jay-Z, Cyndi Lauper and a Robert F. Kennedy speech are among 25 recordings being inducted to the National Recording Registry. The Library of Congress

This Day in History | 1984 – EEC summit collapses over rebate row

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has come under attack for the breakdown of negotiations at the European Economic Community common market summit in Brussels. Mrs Thatcher returned

World briefs

CHINA-US Top U.S. trade and economic officials will visit China next week for another round of negotiations, a White House official said. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and

The Buzz | New Zealand police: Mosque gunman had planned a third attack

A father and son who fled the civil war in Syria for “the safest country in the world” were buried before hundreds of mourners yesterday, the first funerals for

Disney closes USD71b deal for Fox entertainment assets

Disney has closed its USD71 billion acquisition of Fox’s entertainment business, putting “Cinderella,” ‘’The Simpsons,” ‘’Star Wars” and “Dr. Strange” under one corporate roof.

Cyclone Idai | Over 1,000 feared dead in Mozambique

More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in

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