Police seen around Capitol building where pro-Trump supporters riot and breached the Capitol in Washington, DC, January 6, 2021. /VCG Editor's note:Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduat
Nationally known activist Chicago priest the Rev. Michael Pfleger has been asked to step aside due to an allegation of sexual abuse that occurred decades ago, the Roman
This year, Americans grappled with fear of infection, incredible loss of loved ones, financial stress, isolation and fatigue from constant uncertainty to name a few. Even though we are getting closer
It was hard not to feel emotional today, as the world watched for more than four hours as rioters stormed into and throughout the Capitol building in Washington to disrupt the certification of the ele
International authors and translators visit Shanghai during an event hosted by Webnovel in mid-November. [Photo provided to China Daily] Almas Ilyas, a Pakistani, would never have imagined she
One Way Ventures, a venture capital firm that backs immigrant founders, has closed its second fund at $57.5 million. The close comes three years after One Way announced its debut fund, a $28 million i
A report released by a Brussels-based NGO early December said it uncovered two Indian organizations creating and spreading disinformation against China to reinforce anti-China sentiment in India.Titl
Passenger trains on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line stand at platforms at the Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Terminus in Nairobi, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. /Getty Ima
Passenger trains on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line stand at platforms at the Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Terminus in Nairobi, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. /Getty Ima
I edited hundreds of stories in 2020, so choosing my favorites would be an exercise in futility.Instead, I’ve tried to gather a sample of Extra Crunch stories that taught me something new. (Whic
You don’t need Qoobo in your life. Nobody needs Qoobo, exactly. In fact, first reactions tend to range from befuddlement to bemusement. The robotic cat pillow doesn’t make a ton of sense on the face
You don’t need Qoobo in your life. Nobody needs Qoobo, exactly. In fact, first reactions tend to range from befuddlement to bemusement. The robotic cat pillow doesn’t make a ton of sense on the face
A cliffhanger that had held all crosstalk fans across China in thrall for almost half a year was settled on Dec 18. The suspense ended with the launch of a cooperation deal on the Dragon Division Enro
Content moderation has been a thorny topic in 2020. And when I say “thorny,” I mean in the sense of having multiple congressional hearings on the subject. Twitter and Facebook in particular have been
Twitter is rolling out new features to its developer community with an update to its recently rebuilt Twitter API. One addition to the now expanded collection of API v2 endpoints will allow app develo
NextMind debuted its Dev Kit hardware at CES last year, but the hardware is now actually shipping out, and the startup shared with me the production version to take a test drive. The NextMind controll
Royal Dutch Shell on Monday said it will write down the value of oil and gas assets by $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion following a string of impairments this year as it adjusts to a weaker outlook.In