--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Alissa Greenberg ## Alissa Greenberg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close ## Alissa Greenberg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Sep 28, 2015 ### [Hong Kong Marks One Year Since Mass Pro-Democracy Rally](https://time.com/4049700/hong-kong-independence-occupy-umbrella-localist/) Frustrated by the realities of Chinese sovereignty, some activists are proposing a dangerous and rad... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Aug 20, 2015 ### ['I'm Totally Pregnant,' Kelly Clarkson Tells Fans Onstage in L.A.](https://time.com/4004289/kelly-clarkson-music-pop-singer-pregnant/) The admission came after she got teary while singing her anthem "Piece by Piece" [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Aug 20, 2015 ### [Google Loses Data After Lightning Strikes](https://time.com/4004192/google-data-lightning-belgium/) It says it is making upgrades to prevent it from happening again in the future [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Aug 19, 2015 ### [Why China Is Going Crazy Over NBC's New Crime Drama, _Blindspot_](https://time.com/4002710/nbc-blindspot-chinese-weibo-television-language/) The show features a western woman speaking a notoriously difficult Chinese dialect [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Aug 19, 2015 ### [The World's First Entirely Solar-Powered Airport Is Unveiled](https://time.com/4002630/solar-power-india-airport-flight-green-technology-renewable-energy-environment/) Over the next 25 years, the new power system is expected to save 300,000 tons of carbon emissions, t... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Aug 18, 2015 ### [Sicilian City Cancels Annual Fireworks After Recent Migrant Deaths](https://time.com/4001170/migration-migrant-crisis-european-union-sicily-italy-mediterranean/) As a replacement ritual, Catania will release a white balloon for each migrant [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Aug 17, 2015 ### [Top Surfer Ditches Yellow Board After Shark Attack](https://time.com/3999888/shark-attack-mick-fanning-surfing-yellow-boards/) Some divers call the color "yum yum yellow" for its ability to attract sharks [SPORTS](/section/sports/) *  Aug 14, 2015 ### [U.K Protests Julian Assange's Stay in Ecuadorian Embassy](https://time.com/3997683/uk-julian-assange-ecuadorean-embassy-wikileaks/) Hugo Swire of the Foreign Office called the issue a "growing stain" on Ecuador's reputation [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Aug 14, 2015 ### [5 Ways to Fight Poaching](https://time.com/3995741/africa-zimbabwe-poaching-hunting-cecil-the-lion-conservation/) Don't just tweet your rage. Do something [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Aug 13, 2015 ### [Sex Assault Probe Against Assange Dropped](https://time.com/3995610/sweden-wikileaks-julian-assange-rape-sexual-assault/) He still faces a more serious rape allegation [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Aug 13, 2015 ### [See a Magical Time-Lapse Video of Flowers Blooming](https://time.com/3995650/flowers-video-time-lapse-bloom-relaxation/) Take three minutes out of your crazy day and see this now *  Aug 13, 2015 ### [Aussie Tennis Player Throws Epic On-Court Shade](https://time.com/3995672/nick-kyrgios-stan-wawrinka-shade-sledge-tennis-donna-vekic/) " I don’t know, I just said it” [SPORTS](/section/sports/) *  Aug 12, 2015 ### [Doctor Cites 'Concentration Camps' as Dietary Model](https://time.com/3993678/weight-loss-australian-doctor-holocaust-diet-concentration-camps/) Well known medic makes the remarks on live TV [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Aug 12, 2015 ### [Famed Spanish Matador Gored](https://time.com/3993584/bullfighting-spain-paquirri-goring/) He had come out of retirement for a farewell tour [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Aug 11, 2015 ### [Two Mailboxes Are the Newest Taiwanese Celebrities](https://time.com/3992126/super-typhoon-postbox-taiwan-mailbox-souledor/) The battered Taipei mailboxes have become symbols of resilience [WORLD](/section/world/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/alissa-greenberg/","name":"Alissa Greenberg"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/alissa-greenberg/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/alissa-greenberg/"},"name":"Alissa Greenberg","jobTitle":null,"description":"","url":"https://time.com/author/alissa-greenberg/","sameAs":["https://x.com/alissaleewrites"],"worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```