Q&A: Reilly aims for European stardom with 3 films at Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — John C. Reilly has come to the Cannes Film Festival not just fashionably attired, but outfitted with three of the most adventurous films at the festival.
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Canadian Henderson latest teen turning heads in women's game
By Tim Wharnsby CAMBRIDGE, Ontario (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Lydia Ko and American Lexi Thompson are simply known as Lydia and Lexi on the LPGA scene. Ko, 18, and Thompson, 20, both made history by winning LPGA events before their 18th birthday but that exclusive club could soon welcome a new member. Canadian Brooke Henderson, who landed a sponsor’s exemption into the June 11-14 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, sure hopes
Mark Everson ran the IRS. Now he wants to be president.
There comes a moment in the career of many government bureaucrats when they sit across the table from a high-ranking elected official — the president, even—and think, You know, I’m just as smart as these guys. “You understand they’re just another person,” says Mark Everson, who served in the Reagan administration and as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service under George W. Bush. “You ask yourself, Do you like this?
Google's new self-driving cars to hit roads, with steering wheels
By Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) – Google Inc’s self-driving cars will begin testing on public roads this summer, but it turns out they will have steering wheels and brakes, which is not what the company envisioned a year ago. Engineers will operate 25 prototype vehicles designed by Google, which use the same software as Google’s Lexus RX450h sport utility vehicles that have already self-driven about 10,000 miles (16,093 km) a
Hungry Elderly Man’s 911 Call Results in Outpouring of Generosity by the Community
Clarence Blackmon has been flooded with support and donations after he dialed 911 earlier this week because he had no food in his house.
NFLPA releases appeal letter for Tom Brady
South Sudan defends law that aid agencies say could be "catastrophic"
By Magdalena Mis LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – South Sudan has defended a law limiting the number of foreign aid workers that can work in the country despite concerns from relief groups that the move could have “potentially catastrophic effects” for the millions of people who need help. The law, which is awaiting President Salva Kiir’s signature after being passed on Tuesday, requires non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to limit foreign employees,
South Sudan defends law that aid agencies say could be "catastrophic"
By Magdalena Mis LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – South Sudan has defended a law limiting the number of foreign aid workers that can work in the country despite concerns from relief groups that the move could have “potentially catastrophic effects” for the millions of people who need help. The law, which is awaiting President Salva Kiir’s signature after being passed on Tuesday, requires non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to limit foreign employees,
Nigeria: 28 kids killed by lead poisoning from gold mining
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Twenty-eight children have died from lead poisoning from illegal gold mining in a remote west-central village, Nigerian health officials said, while doctors still are treating thousands from an earlier outbreak.
Nigeria: 28 kids killed by lead poisoning from gold mining
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Twenty-eight children have died from lead poisoning from illegal gold mining in a remote west-central village, Nigerian health officials said, while doctors still are treating thousands from an earlier outbreak.