George Steer

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We've Got Ourselves an Archie. These Were Meghan Markle's New Royal Baby's Most Likely Names, According to Oddsmakers

Now that we know the gender, here are the odds

By George Steer and Rachel E. Greenspan

From Suicide Bombing to Captured Pilot: A Timeline of the Latest Crisis in Kashmir

Ever since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India have been archrivals. The most disputed border between the two countries runs through the Himalayan territory of Kashmir, which both countries claim as...

By George Steer

New Jersey Teen Charged With Assaulting 81-Year-Old Man Wearing 'MAGA' Hat

A 19-year-old man has been arrested for attacking an 81-year-old wearing a MAGA hat in Somerset, N.J., prosecutors say. Police were called to a grocery store in Franklin Township, outside New Brunswick, on Monday to...

By George Steer

'He Did a Heroic Thing Today.' Wounded Doctor Subdues Gunman in Wheelchair at Florida VA Hospital

A Florida doctor has been hailed as a hero for stopping a patient who opened fire in the emergency room of the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center on Wednesday night. The FBI said Larry...

By George Steer

Kim Jong Un's Jogging Bodyguards Are Back for Summit in Vietnam

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Vietnam Tuesday for his second summit with President Donald Trump — and his detachment of bodyguards, famous for jogging alongside his motorcade, were right there with him....

By George Steer

Bus Driver Overdosing on Heroin Crashes Bus With 12 Students Aboard, Police Say

A school bus driver in New Jersey overdosed on heroin, causing her to pass out and crash a bus carrying 12 special-needs students, police said. Lisa Byrd, 57, was driving the bus through Newark when...

By George Steer

Shamima Begum and the Legality of Removing Citizenship from an ISIS Member

Authorities are grappling with what to do with people linked to Islamic State (ISIS) returning home from the war in Syria

By George Steer

A Hacker Took Over the Tampa Mayor's Twitter and Sent a Fake Ballistic Missile Warning and Bomb Threat

A hacker took over the Twitter account for the mayor of Tampa, Fla., sending out a fake bomb threat to Tampa International Airport along with a claim that there was a ballistic missile headed to...

By George Steer

Sanders Launches Presidential Bid, Admits Mistakes

Bernie Sanders used his first interview since announcing that he would be running for President in 2020 to address some of the doubts that plagued his unsuccessful bid for the Democratic nomination in the 2016...

By George Steer

'Climate Change Is Forever.' Thousands of British Schoolchildren Walk Out in Environmental Protest

'Old people think we're ignorant, but look around. We're pretty clued in.'

By George Steer

Prince Philip, 97, Will Not Be Prosecuted for Vehicle Crash

Prince Philip will face no further action over his collision with another vehicle near the Queen's Sandringham estate last month, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. On Jan. 17, the Duke of Edinburgh crashed his...

By George Steer

Google Gets a Little Buggy With Its Valentine's Day Doodle

Thursday's Google Doodle celebrates Valentine's Day 2019 and "the universal, undeniable power of love." In America, 250 million roses will be sent to loved ones, an estimated 10,408 children will be conceived and countless boxes...

By George Steer

BBC Cameraman Attacked by Trump Supporter at Rally

A BBC cameraman was physically assaulted at a campaign rally President Donald Trump was holding at El Paso County Coliseum in Texas. Ron Skeans was covering the rally on Monday night when a Trump supporter...

By George Steer

State of Emergency Declared As Dozens of Polar Bears Invade Russian Town

'There’s never been such a mass invasion of polar bears'

By George Steer

The U.K.'s Prosecution of Peaceful Protestors Is Raising Fears Over Anti-Terror Laws

"The future of peaceful protest is in jeopardy”

By George Steer

Someone Is Using Fortune Cookies to Troll Sen. Ben Sasse. And He Thinks It's Hilarious

In these partisan times, politicians of all stripes have come to expect a degree of voter hostility. But not all abuse has to be in poor taste. On Feb. 8, Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) revealed how...

By George Steer

Google Doodle Celebrates the Chemist Who Accidentally 'Discovered' Caffeine

The name Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge may not mean much to you. But chances are you owe him a huge debt. For it was he who first "discovered" caffeine. Today, Google is celebrating what would have...

By George Steer

Gucci Pulls 'Black Balaclava' After Blackface Comparisons

Gucci has withdrawn a black balaclava sweater from its stores after it drew backlash on social media where people compared it to blackface imagery. The sweater was a $890 “knit top” from Gucci’s 2018 “Fall...

By George Steer

Liam Neeson Addresses His Controversial Interview

Actor Liam Neeson spoke out for the first time about his controversial comments in which he expressed remorse for once wanting to kill an innocent black man in an act of revenge. “I’m not racist,...

By George Steer

The Creator of the Egg That Became Instagram's Most-Liked Photo Came Out of His Shell

'An egg has no gender, race or religion,' says creator Chris Godfrey

By George Steer
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