US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has sought to recruit some of the top oil industry guns to serve as Washington’s foreign policy tools to crack down on “bad actors” like Venezuela, Russia and Iran. Addressing members of IHS Markit’s CERAWeek annual energy conference in Houston, Texas on Tuesday, Pompeo divulged what has long been
Bill Shine, the White House communications director, abruptly resigned on Friday after just eight months in the job, adding to the rapid staff turnover under Donald Trump. A statement from the White House said that Mr Shine would move into a role with Mr Trump’s reelection campaign and gave no reason for the switch. Mr
SANDRINGHAM, England — Queen Elizabeth II was cheered by onlookers when she and other senior royals arrived at a Christmas church service on the grounds of one of her country estates. The 92-year-old queen arrived by car Tuesday morning while younger royals walked from her grand country house in Sandringham to nearby St. Mary Magdalene
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – One rules change for the 2016 softball season was made at the rules committee meetings last month in Indianapolis. Those changes were subsequently approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Board of Directors. One rule change was recommended by the NFHS Softball Rules Committee at its June
Sony has hired 10 Cloverfield Lane’s Dan Trachtenberg as the new director for the Uncharted movie, reported by Variety. Previous director, Shawn Levy, stepped away from the video game adaptation last month due to scheduling conflicts with the movie Free Guy being green lit at 20th Century Fox. Tom Holland is still attached to star as
The US is preparing to leave nearly 1,000 troops in Syria, it was reported last night. Mr Trump announced a complete withdrawal in December, ending the US involvement in Syria, a country he described as little more than “sand and death”. It was an announcement which triggered the resignation of James Mattis, the Defence Secretary. Within
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Throughout the 2016 softball season, the NFCA will feature some of the sport’s highest-profile contests in our “Featured Five” Games of the Week. Each weekly installment will be released on Thursday, providing live stat links, game notes, team info, social media accounts and any available broadcast links in hopes of becoming another reason
Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced his withdrawal Monday from a bid to win another term in office and postponed an April 18 election, following weeks of protests against his candidacy. Bouteflika, in a message carried by national news agency APS, said the presidential poll would follow a national conference on political and constitutional reform to
It was a tense night in the Greek city of Thessaloniki as dozens of masked assailants attacked police guarding the Turkish consulate with Molotov cocktails. Officers responded with tear gas and stun grenades. The violence broke out after dark on Saturday when around 50 males, whom the Greek media described as “anarchists,” assaulted the police.
Having a social life during the winter months is tough. To go out, you have to bundle all the way up, make your way out into the cold, and then brave the weather and ride-share surge pricing for the luxury of sitting in an uncomfortable, overpriced bar blaring the worst songs from 2013. But when