Stephen Hawking was a cosmic visionary, a figure of inspiration and a global celebrity. His unique status is reflected in an upcoming auction of some of the late physicist’s possessions.
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In a sign of growing pressure on Saudi Arabia, Turkey said it will announce details of its investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Tuesday and U.S. congressional leaders said the Gulf kingdom — in particular its crown prince — should face severe consequences.
Health workers say they are seeing signs of mental problems in residents more than a week after Hurricane Michael, and the issues could continue as a short-term disaster turns into a long-term recovery that will take years.
Here is a look at some of the week’s top high school sports events.
The 24-year-old defenseman has been a healthy scratch in every game he’s been on the NHL roster this season.
He was 42 when he got into politics, after working at a law firm and coaching basketball for seven years. And his fear of public speaking — which still haunts him — made it more difficult to rally voters the way other politicians do.
The Democratic philanthropist, who grew up in a conservative Ohio home with seven siblings, delivered newspapers when she was 8 years old. It was a much different life, she said, than the lavish one portrayed in TV ads that attack her for being out of touch because she owns 17 homes.
More than 30,000 people cast a ballot during the first day of early voting in Clark County, shattering the previous record for first-day votes in a midterm by more than 10,000, according to the Clark County Election Department.
One of Taiwan’s fastest passenger trains derailed Sunday on a curve along a popular weekend route, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than 170 others, authorities said.
Authorities say six people have been wounded in what possibly was a gang-related shooting blocks from the NFL stadium in Jacksonville where the Jaguars were hosting the Houston Texans.