Misty Copeland makes history
Copeland becomes the American Ballet Theater's first black principal ballerina. Alicia Powell reports.
Copeland becomes the American Ballet Theater's first black principal ballerina. Alicia Powell reports.
Copeland becomes the American Ballet Theater's first black principal ballerina. Alicia Powell reports.
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has started making devices in Brazil for sale locally, promising to dramatically undercut rivals on price in the first big step beyond Asia for the world's most valuable technology start-up.
OXFORD -- The Laremy Tunsil story has taken a new twist, one that involves the allegation that Tunsil, projected to go within the first five picks in next year's NFL…
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Some 1,200 inmates fled a prison in Yemen on Tuesday after guards deserted their posts amid fierce fighting between Shiite rebels and their opponents, officials said.
Police antagonized crowds who gathered to protest in Ferguson after Michael Brown's death last summer, violated free-speech rights and made it difficult to hold officers accountable, according to a Justice Department...
The latest news on Greece's financial woes (all times local):
As the clock ticks down to a Greek default, the Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem says it's "too late" for an extension of Athens' current bailout program. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
As the clock ticks down to a Greek default, the Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem says it's "too late" for an extension of Athens' current bailout program. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
As the clock ticks down to a Greek default, the Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem says it's "too late" for an extension of Athens' current bailout program. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
As the clock ticks down to a Greek default, the Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem says it's "too late" for an extension of Athens' current bailout program. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
As the clock ticks down to a Greek default, the Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem says it's "too late" for an extension of Athens' current bailout program. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
As the clock ticks down to a Greek default, the Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem says it's "too late" for an extension of Athens' current bailout program. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
LONDON (Reuters) - When Roger Federer's game flows at Wimbledon and his opponent knows his place you half expect him to slide into a deckchair at changeovers, pour cream on to some strawberries and tuck in.
BILOXI -- Frank Genzer, who has spent more than 20 years as a director of the Gulfport Biloxi Regional Airport Authority, became choked up Tuesday when he told the Biloxi…
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sepp Blatter, president of the world football governing body FIFA that is embroiled in corruption investigations, will not travel to Canada for Sunday's final of the women's World Cup for personal reasons, his U.S.-based lawyer said on Tuesday.
WENATCHEE, Wash., June 30 (Reuters) - Families whose homes were destroyed in a massive grassland wildfire in Washington state were allowed to return to their residences on Tuesday, as firefighters fought to contain the virtually unchecked blaze, officials said.
WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - The Obama administration issued a potential setback to Royal Dutch Shell's Arctic oil exploration plans on Tuesday, telling the company that established wildlife protections prevent it from drilling two rigs simultaneously within 15 miles (24 km) of each other, as it had planned.
Gulfport Fire Chief Mike Beyerstedt said those attending the city's Independence Day fireworks display on Saturday won't be allowed to set off fireworks on the beach from Jones Park to…
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's telecoms regulator said on Tuesday that it will open access to the "last mile" of Telmex telephone network to rivals, in a decision that aims to increase competition in a sector dominated by billionaire Carlos Slim.
At 11.53 on Friday morning, Seifeddine Rezgui stood on the beach at Port El Kantoui in Sousse and made a 10-second telephone call on his white Samsung Galaxy mobile phone. The tall, handsome young man knelt down, produced a Kalashnikov AK-47 from within a rolled-up beach umbrella and test-fired a couple of rounds into the sand. Then he began the task of killing Western tourists.
At 11.53 on Friday morning, Seifeddine Rezgui stood on the beach at Port El Kantoui in Sousse and made a 10-second telephone call on his white Samsung Galaxy mobile phone. The tall, handsome young man knelt down, produced a Kalashnikov AK-47 from within a rolled-up beach umbrella and test-fired a couple of rounds into the sand. Then he began the task of killing Western tourists.