Polar vortex expected to paralyze parts of U.S. with extreme cold, Roger Goodell talks state of the NFL and more things to start your Wednes...
Thursday 31 January 2019
The director of national intelligence's downbeat assessment, in testimony before a Senate committee, came just weeks ahead of a planned ...
Six women tell the BBC they were raped by security forces as part of a government crackdown. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2CRqD3G
Investigative reporter and author Luke Rosiak pulls back the curtain on Nancy Pelosi's Democrats in 'Obstruction of Justice.' ...
Kennedy Agyapong tells the BBC he regrets journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale’s death, but has a clear conscious. from BBC News - World https:/...
Two Saudis who sought asylum in the UK explain why they risked everything. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SdhEnb
The actor and superfan was "overcome with emotion" when Streisand replied to his childhood letter. from BBC News - World https:/...
The Lord of the Rings director will use unseen footage of the tense sessions for their final album. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2...
Social media outcry puts controversial construction on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast under scrutiny. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in...
Japan is in the grip of an elderly crime wave. Poverty and loneliness are two of the possible causes. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in...
A US state could become one of the first places in the world to allow corpses to become fertile soil. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in...
In most places, a crocodile would send people scurrying in fear. But not in this part of India. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Sbqv...
The international community is split over who it recognises as the country's current president. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2...
The story of Nastya Rybka, who was questioned in a Thai jail by the FBI about the Trump-Russia inquiry. from BBC News - World https://bbc....
Imagine onions - tonnes of them, rotting in a customs queue. It's a Dutch farmer's Brexit nightmare. from BBC News - World https:/...
Those breaching sanctions aimed at cutting rising violence could face up to two years in prison. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2S9v6...
One of the targeted students said she felt "terrified" at the prospect of seeing the men on campus again. from BBC News - Home h...
Flames from gas-fed heaters stop snow and ice from clogging up the track at railway intersections. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Rs...
Some 20,000 physios, pharmacists and paramedics are to be recruited to work with under-pressure GPs. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2...
Liv Pontin had decided to take her own life, when a train driver stopped her. Now they are reuniting. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/...
In an interview, the White House press secretary says Donald Trump had divine support. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Bm9a3B
JD Sports, Sports Direct, TK Maxx, Amazon, Boohoo and Missguided must do more, say MPs. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2HHsiyB
A think tank report assesses how ready the government is to leave the EU without a deal. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BmiJQ3
The UK industry's trade body warns of "permanent devastation" if Britain leaves the EU without a deal. from BBC News - Home ...
The annual rise in house prices "almost ground to a complete halt" in January, the Nationwide says. from BBC News - Home https:/...
Thursday's front pages feature stories on Brexit, Facebook, stalkers and a new NHS recruitment plan. from BBC News - Home https://bbc....
Your morning briefing for Thursday 31 January 2019. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2G9SEGO
Nearly two million people are estimated to have left it until the last minute to fill in their tax returns. from BBC News - Home https://b...
Meet the professional chefs changing the way people think about women in the kitchen. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2RZhkJp
The deep freeze gripping much of the US has been blamed on a polar vortex. Here's what that means. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in...
Rachel Brosnahan, star of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, honours her late aunt in the new collection. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2MFzE...
How should I drive in the snow? Why does salt melt ice? How can I boost my immune system? from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2DJP0lG
US scientists say it could be used to monitor tumours or ulcers for a month in the stomach. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ShkLdJ
The app bans images of men in underwear and swimwear after "repeated suspensions by app store distributors". from BBC News - Hom...
Stars support Empire actor Jussie Smollet, the victim of a suspected hate crime in Chicago. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2CRvIJi
What can UK cities learn from Finland, where the number of rough sleepers has fallen dramatically? from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2To...
Japan is in the grip of an elderly crime wave. Poverty and loneliness are two of the possible causes. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/...
A US state could become one of the first places in the world to allow corpses to become fertile soil. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/...
Museum and gallery shops are reporting rising sales and greater interest. What is their recipe for growth? from BBC News - Home https://bb...
The story of Nastya Rybka, who was questioned in a Thai jail by the FBI about the Trump-Russia inquiry. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.i...
Councils say they are "desperate" to protect services but funding cuts forced "difficult decisions". from BBC News - H...
A federal magistrate judge recommended Wednesday that Liberty Counsel's preliminary injunction be granted against a Tampa ordinance whic...
The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) on Wednesday released their sixth annual report on the fight to protect defenseless unborn babie...
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) stunned many people on Wednesday by saying some babies should be allowed to die right after they're born...
Nearly 71 percent of Chicago residents identify as Christian and eight out of 10 of them plan to vote in this year's election for a new ...
Virginia Democratic Delegate Kathy Tran proposed a bill that would allow a woman to have an abortion while she is in labor and just moments ...
This week's arctic winter cold snap is tightening its grip on the upper plains and Midwest, with some areas facing the coldest temperatu...
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Wednesday 30 January 2019
This new image highlights all kinds of features that weren't visible in the initial images. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Head...
In a Washington courtroom Tuesday, facing charges of witness tampering, lying to Congress and obstructing an investigation into Russian inte...
A dangerous polar vortex moving through the Dakotas into Chicago, Illinois and on to New England is blasting the US with super-cold arctic a...
The State Department said it has limited ability to help American citizens in Venezuela. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines h...
WASHINGTON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Huawei's CFO "should not be a hostage" in Sino-U.S. relations, her lawyer said on Tuesday, af...
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A British minister on Monday suggested that the Bank of England should decline to release £1 billion of gold to Venezuela's dictator aft...
Five engineers, including two working for a German company, were arrested in Brazil Tuesday as part of a probe into a deadly dam collapse la...
Weather officials in Iowa warn people to "avoid taking deep breaths, and to minimise talking". from BBC News - World https://bbc...
Revenue from the tech giant's signature iPhone fell 15% in the most recent quarter. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2B9bL0A
Thieves are believed to have used a crowbar to hook the birds out of the nest by their necks. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2G7VYCs
Top trade officials from both countries are meeting to try and defuse an escalating tariff war. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2sSwh...
Empire star Jussie Smollett also suffered a beating, homophobic and racial taunts, Chicago police say. from BBC News - World https://bbc.i...
The rising Democrat star will give the party's response to Mr Trump's State of the Union. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2MJ...
Much of the river has frozen as the US city experiences close to record low temperatures. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RTmWot
Joseph Walker was thought to have no family, but a call-out attracted more than 1,000 to his burial. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/...
For the first time since the Islamic State group overran the city in 2014, its museum reopens. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2DI0Wo0
José Antonio Pereira describes how his sister-in-law, who was airlifted by helicopter, barely survived. from BBC News - World https://bbc....
Self-declared interim leader, Juan Guaidó, says he's right to take over as president among political unrest and protests. from BBC New...
The US Justice Department has filed criminal charges against Huawei - will this sink the Chinese telecoms giant? from BBC News - World htt...
Warring parties are observing a fragile truce in Hudaydah - but fears of a famine remain. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2FUGdzy
The Iranian capital has banned walking pet dogs over public safety concerns. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WsCP3R
An etiquette course in an Istanbul municipality advises women not to lick ice cream. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2FRMsmG
Dutch patients with dementia who want euthanasia are less likely to get it if their disease is advanced - so many request it very early. f...
A Ghanaian investigative journalist was shot dead. Police believe he was assassinated because of his work. from BBC News - World https://b...
A US TV drama made the horrors of Nazi genocide real for millions of Germans in 1979. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2sSTMqq
When getting to school means swimming through dangerous waters a single boat can make a difference. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2...
The Canadian missionaries were arrested in 2014 and accused of espionage. Here is their story. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Sk9BVO
A look back at photojournalist Peter Dench's journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway during the World Cup in Russia 2018. from BBC News ...
A controversial new abortion law has been enacted in New York state, but why has it caused such a heated debate? from BBC News - World htt...
Veteran socialist George Fernandes, who has died at 88, was an anti-nuclear campaigner who became India's defence minister. from BBC N...
MPs have backed seeking "alternative arrangements" to replace the backstop in the PM's Brexit plan. from BBC News - Home htt...
The country's Supreme Court approves a travel ban and an asset freeze on Juan Guaidó. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2G9Jc6q
Three teens are arrested on suspicion of murder after the stabbing in north London on Tuesday. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2sXaFQM
Journeys could take much longer, the Met Office says, with more snow forecast. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2FT0dlV
Two Saudis who sought asylum in the UK explain why they risked everything. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2SdhEnb
Revenue from the tech giant's signature iPhone fell 15% in the most recent quarter. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2B9bL0A
They might not have been born when it was made, but Friends is a favourite programme for the young. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2H...
Tudor Simionov had been working as security at a private party in central London when he was killed. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2...
Grammy winner Ingram wrote Michael Jackson single Pretty Young Things with Quincy Jones. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2RrXiC0
Hollywood stars share their support for actor Jussie Smollett after suspected racist and homophobic attack. from BBC News - Home https://b...
A US intelligence report to the Senate goes against Trump administration hopes of progress. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2DJW0if
"Why should they party and I'm not going to be there?" says terminally ill Samanda Ford. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in...
Brexit dominates Wednesday's papers, with all but one leading on Tuesday night's Commons votes. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.i...
Your morning briefing for Wednesday 30 January 2019. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Un9ea0
When Yvonne Conolly became a headmistress in 1969, she received racist abuse but refused to let it define her. from BBC News - Home https:...
As icy conditions sweep across the country, the Met Office warns of more snow to come. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2HBVEOQ
Hilary Forde-Chalkly, 82, has just completed a Masters, with the help of her husband Syd. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Gb4RLI
Problem dogs which would have been put down because of their behaviour are given a new lease of life. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/...
Jouster Tom Kilroy is keeping medieval combat alive with his very own knight school. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2CRBYko
As John Legend reveals he's taking swimming lessons, we speak to adults dipping their toes in the water. from BBC News - Home https://...
After a little training, a former rescue dog has become a full-time carer for Wendy Martin. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2RYLGvL
Three people with visual impairments share their experiences of being targeted for using technology. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2...
Dutch patients with dementia who want euthanasia are less likely to get it if their disease is advanced - so many request it very early. f...
Is it OK to eat only canned foods and no fresh fruit or vegetables? from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2RWg7T5
A Ghanaian investigative journalist was shot dead. Police believe he was assassinated because of his work. from BBC News - Home https://bb...
What does the Good Friday Agreement say about the possibility of a hard border? from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2S7ly0X
A US TV drama made the horrors of Nazi genocide real for millions of Germans in 1979. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2sSTMqq
When getting to school means swimming through dangerous waters a single boat can make a difference. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2D...
The band talk about their split, reunion, nostalgia and their beef with the music industry. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2sT551R
Pastor Carl Lentz of Hillsong NYC has shared his feelings about the abortion law that was passed by the New York state legislature last week...
A single mother believes in miracles after discovering she has adopted her son's baby sister. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2BkjHMH
The president of the board of trustees at a California college has restored the Pledge of Allegiance at board meetings after a fiery public ...
Evangelist Franklin Graham is calling on Catholic leaders to "take a moral stand" in light of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's (D)...
It's being described as the coldest air in generations. What that means is life-threatening low temperatures expected to shatter records...
California megachurch pastor Jim Howard committed suicide last week after a long battle with mental illness. from CBNNews.com http://bit....
The US Senate voted Monday to move forward with a Middle East bill that would impose new sanctions on Syria and fight the boycott, divestmen...
Phil King of Gateway Worship in Texas has recorded a song titled, “Not Forgotten,” in which he sings a tribute to the babies that have lost ...
A commentary from Rev. Sean Martin, the national church outreach director at Human Coalition. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2TlxdXg
A federal judge has canceled Paul Manafort's Feb. 8 sentencing in Virginia until DC plea dispute resolved from Yahoo News - Latest N...
A woman was reportedly thrown off a flight after raging against “big” passengers she claimed she was wedged between in a middle seat. The ou...
The United States and the Taliban appear closer than ever to a peace deal, but fears are mounting that President Donald Trump could accept a...
“One breath of wind can suck the heat out of you” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Sd9BXv
The sole passenger crossing between Gaza and Egypt will reopen in both directions Tuesday, the strip's Islamist rulers Hamas said, after...
The sweeping U.S. sanctions on oil firm PDVSA, announced on Monday, means the state-run company may not be able to fulfill contracts with No...
It is the second deadly mining disaster involving Vale in only about three years and the company has come under intense scrutiny since image...
The government of the United Arab Emirates has been mocked for posting pictures of winners of awards for gender balance, which featured no w...
The Los Angeles school board voted on Tuesday to ask state lawmakers for a moratorium on new charter schools in the area, as demanded by a u...
Ghosn-through lawyers-proclaims he believes he has done nothing wrong and remains in jail in Japan. from Yahoo News - Latest News & ...
Life-threatening temperatures across the United States and a polar vortex in the Midwest is set to impact nearly 110 million Americans this ...
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he has repeatedly told Trump not to tweet about special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investiga...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott called the incident a "horrific attack" from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo....
Saudi Arabia on Monday launched an ambitious programme which it hopes will attract $427 billion in investments in the industrial and logisti...
The man and woman were killed after firing at Houston police, who were attempting to serve a warrant. from Yahoo News - Latest News &...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's unveiling of criminal charges against the Chinese tech giant Huawei has complicated high-le...
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The Los Angeles Unified School District strike resulted in historic wins for teachers. But students with disabilities were forced to bear th...
For nearly three months, US federal prosecutors have made their case against Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in a B...
Robert Mueller has almost finished his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 US election, the acting attorney general has said. Ma...
We try to decipher a nearly undecipherable image of the latest mid-size pickup truck. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http...
