A brawl during the Astros-Athletics series finale Sunday which cleared the benches during the seventh inning could leave the AL West rivals facing heavy fines, according to reports.Oakland’s Ramon Laureano was hit by a pitch from Humberto Castellanos with one out in the seventh.He began verbally arguing with Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron, then left first…
Hong Kong (CNN Business)A Hong Kong media tycoon known for his support of the city's pro-democracy movement and criticism of China has been arrested on suspicion of "colluding" with foreign forces, a…
Asia Pacific|Hong Kong Publisher Jimmy Lai Is Arrested Under National Security LawThe pro-democracy figure is the most high-profile figure detained under the sweeping law imposed by Beijing on the semiautonomous territory.The Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, center, was arrested by police officers at his home on Monday. Mr. Lai’s company publishes Apple Daily, a…
Anthony Scaramucci, who was once a Trump supporter and White House communications director, clashed Sunday night with Fox News' Steve Hilton, the host of "The Next Revolution," after he criticized President Trump for essentially failing at every turn in the White House and how there is a need to "re-engineer" the entire Republican Party.The tense exchange…
World leaders pledged $298 million to assist Lebanon in the aftermath of last week's catastrophic blast during a virtual summit on Sunday. French President Emmanuel Macron organized the virtual summit. Christophe Simon/AP hide caption toggle caption Christophe Simon/AP World leaders pledged $298 million to assist Lebanon in the aftermath of last week's catastrophic blast during…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…