World
With Picnic Baskets, Christian Siriano Puts On Backyard Show
Christian Siriano, who turned his atelier into a maskmaking machine, took to his Connecticut backyard Thursday for a cozy fashion show complete with picnic baskets for his small inperson crowd, masks on the faces of his models and a dip in his pool for pr...
Lawyers: Trump Son Won't Testify In NY Probe Before Election
President Donald Trumps son Eric is willing to comply with a subpoena to testify in a New York investigation into the familys business practice, but only after the Nov. 3 election, the Trumps lawyers said in a court filing Thursday.
Talks On Polish Cabinet Reshuffle Halted Amid Tensions
Poland's governing conservative party on Thursday suspended talks with its two junior coalition partners on a planned cabinet reshuffle, threatening to call early elections as internal political tensions spilled into the open.
Miami Herald Apologizes For 'Racist' Insert Column
The Miami Herald is investigating how it published a paid insert with what it called racist and antiSemitic commentary and distributed to readers of its Spanishlanguage sister paper.
Lightning Storm, Easterly Wind: How The Wildfires Got So Bad
It began as a stunning light show on a midAugust weekend lightning bolts crackling in the skies over Northern and Central California, touching down in grasslands and vineyards.
Appeals Panel Won't Speed Release Of NYPD Discipline Records
A federal appeals court on Thursday agreed to keep the release of New York City police disciplinary records on pause while public safety unions fight a lowercourt decision that had cleared the way for their disclosure.
No Injuries As Gas Line Blast Leaves Crater In Oklahoma Road
A natural gas line explosion in a rural area northwest of Oklahoma City left a massive crater in a roadway, but caused no injuries, officials said Thursday.
US Sanctions 2 Lebanon-based Firms, Hezbollah-linked Person
The U.S. Treasury on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Lebanonbased companies and a man described as an official with the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group
Greece: Contact With Turkey Restarted Over East Med Crisis
Greece says it has resumed highlevel political contacts with neighboring Turkey to try and deescalate a dispute over offshore energy rights in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Google Receives $25M Tax Break From Nevada To Build Facility
Google will receive more than $25 million in tax breaks after pledging an additional $600 million for a new data center in southern Nevada, state officials said.
Popular UK Author Victoria Hislop Granted Greek Citizenship
British author Victoria Hislop was granted honorary Greek citizenship Thursday and met with the prime minister of Greece.
Schwarzenegger: Use Stimulus Funds To Invest In Clean-energy
Government stimulus programs designed to keep countries afloat during the coronavirus pandemic offer a tremendous opportunity to build a cleanenergy economy, actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday.
Hurricane Sally Weakens To Tropical Storm, Leaves Massive Floods On U.S. Gulf Coast
Hurricane Sally moved northeast Thursday, where it was expected to bring more than a foot of rain to some areas, one day after it flooded streets and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses on the U.S. Gulf Coast.
The Latest: Rivers Swollen By Sally Pose Flooding Problems
Here are the latest developments on tropical weather:
Biden To Join Senate Democrats Online For Lunch, Questions
Joe Biden is set to join Senate Democrats for an online lunch, returning virtually to the place that fostered his political career as he fields questions from allies on the race for the White House and the downballot effort to wrest the Senate's majority...
US Envoy To UN Has `historic' Meeting With Taiwan Official
U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft had lunch Wednesday with Taiwans top official in New York, a meeting she called historic and a further step in the Trump administrations campaign to strengthen relations with the selfgoverning island that China claims as part o...