Director of MIT’s Media Lab steps down in wake of Epstein revelations
The director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab stepped down on Saturday after a New Yorker magazine article revealed the lab tried to conceal donations from disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein, the university said.
Albertsons Companies joins supermarkets in changing guns policy
Supermarket operator Albertsons Companies said on Saturday it would ask customers not to openly carry firearms at its stores, joining an array of retailers and store chains this week who changed their gun policy in light of several mass shootings in th…
As Serena fights for the throne, a duchess watches
Amid the excitement of Serena Williams’ latest bid for U.S. Open glory, some off-court news buzzed about the plaza at Flushing Meadows: a duchess had come to Queens.
As Serena fights for the throne, a duchess is expected to watch
As excitement boiled over for Serena Williams’ latest bid for U.S. Open glory, some off-court news buzzed about the plaza at Flushing Meadows: a duchess is coming to Queens.
Hundreds of weary, hopeful Bahamas evacuees arrive in Florida by ship
Hundreds of weary Bahamians, some carrying small bags of belongings and children on their hips, disembarked a cruise ship in south Florida on Saturday after fleeing the catastrophic devastation left by Hurricane Dorian.
Living conditions ‘rapidly deteriorating’ after storm in Bahamas: aid group
Thousands of displaced people are living in “rapidly deteriorating” conditions in the worst-hit parts of the Bahamas six days after Hurricane Dorian made landfall, the United Nations World Food Programme warned on Saturday.
‘Staggering’ death toll feared in Bahamas after Dorian’s destruction
Charities, government agencies and even cruise ships loaded with supplies and volunteers rushed emergency aid to the storm-ravaged Bahamas on Saturday amid fears of a “staggering” death toll left in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.
Relief efforts ramped up for Bahamas where ‘staggering’ Dorian death toll feared
Charities, government agencies and even cruise ships loaded with supplies and volunteers rushed emergency aid to the storm-ravaged Bahamas on Saturday amid fears of a “staggering” death toll left in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.
Relief efforts ramp up amid fear of ‘staggering’ death toll in storm ravaged Bahamas
Charities, government agencies and even cruise ships loaded with supplies and volunteers rushed emergency aid to the storm-ravaged Bahamas on Saturday amid fears of a “staggering” death toll left in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.
U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan identified
A U.S. soldier killed by an improvised bomb in Afghanistan has been identified as Army Sgt. 1st Class Elis A. Barreto Ortiz of Puerto Rico, the Department of Defense said on Friday.
