A man was arrested in Rhode Island Thursday night for allegedly being connected to accused Boston terror plotter Usaama Rahim, sources said. According to the sources, Nicholas Rovinski, 24, was picked up at 8:15 p.m. at his home in Warwick, Rhode Island without incident. The charges against him were sealed. … [Read more...]
Missing Dog, Owner Reunited After 5 Years Apart
Jessica Gutierrez didn’t expect to see her dog Cookies again. But five years and 1,000 miles later, the Kansas City, Missouri, woman was reunited with her pet teacup poodle Wednesday. … [Read more...]
RIP Sir Christopher Lee, 1922-2015
The legendary British actor Sir Christopher Lee — known to many for his roles as Dracula, Scaramanga in The Man With The Golden Gun, Saruman in The Lord of the Rings and Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequels — has died. Lee, who was suffering from respiratory problems, passed away in Hospital on Sunday. … [Read more...]
E.U. Antitrust Regulators Investigating Amazon’s E-Books Business
LONDON - European regulators announced an antitrust investigation on Thursday into whether Amazon used its dominant position in the region's e-books market to favor its own products over those of rival retailers. … [Read more...]
Ornette Coleman, Jazz Innovator, Dies at 85
The alto saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman, one of the most powerful and contentious innovators in the history of jazz, died on Thursday morning in Manhattan. He was 85. … [Read more...]
Russian Groups Crowdfund the War in Ukraine
WASHINGTON - The Novorossiya Humanitarian Battalion boasts on its website that it provided funds to buy a pair of binoculars used by rebels in eastern Ukraine to spot and destroy an armored vehicle. … [Read more...]
Britain raises $1.2B from Royal Mail stake sale
Having sold in 2013 at 330 pence in one of Britain’s biggest privatizations for decades, the government offloaded its latest 15 percent stake late on Wednesday at 500 pence. … [Read more...]
New Nuance in Beijing: Suu Kyi Hopes to Meet Xi – Wall Street Journal
BEIJING - The visit of Aung San Suu Kyi to Beijing this week illustrates a new willingness among Chinese leaders to engage with opposition figures in other countries, part of a new and more nuanced foreign policy to better protect China’s interests abroad. … [Read more...]