WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday was set to deliver a State of the Union speech challenging Democrats to approve funding for his long-sought border wall, but stopping short of declaring a national emergency over it, at least for now. At 9 p.m. (0200 GMT Wednesday) before a joint session of Congress, Trump…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhy Venezuela matters to the US... and vice versa Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaidó has dismissed warnings from President Nicolás Maduro the country's political crisis could spark civil war.Mr Guaidó has declared himself interim president and won support from major powers including the US.Mr Maduro said that…
Enlarge / Wi-Fi connects the world together, but it's still quite complicated. Aurich LawsonEnergy harvesting is all the rage at the moment. I'd like devices that convert waste energy into electricity. If I could, I would fill my house with all sorts of high-tech Rube Goldberg-esque machines for getting an extra few watts back. But Wi-Fi…
MADRID/PARIS (Reuters) - Nine European nations joined the United States in recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president on Monday, heightening a global showdown over Nicolas Maduro’s socialist rule. FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, January 25, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo France, Spain,…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Soldiers are helping to lay miles of razor wire along the border The US is to send an additional 2,000 troops to its border with Mexico, the Pentagon has announced.It will bring the total number of troops stationed on the southern border to about 4,300. The Pentagon said the…
Toothpicks seem so innocent. Whether staking down juicy sliders on game day or harpooning fruits bobbing in happy-hour cocktails, the mini skewers often spike our festive occasions. But, make no mistake, they have a vicious side. Given the chance, they will mess you up. Of the poor souls who somehow ingest one of the wee…
CARACAS (Reuters) - After Venezuelan police officers clad in black military uniforms and masks stopped 27-year-old Yohendry Fernandez at gunpoint in the Caracas slum of Jose Felix Ribas, they asked him if he had a criminal record. He replied yes. The officers then dragged him into an alley and shot him twice in the chest,…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionGovernor Northam: I am not the person in that photo Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has denied he was in a racist photo that appeared in his 1984 student yearbook page after initially apologising for it.Mr Northam said he recognised that people would find this "hard to believe".He…
Aurich Lawson Update: Yesterday, February 1, marked 16 years since the 2003 Columbia disaster. Those both in the space industry and those watching have long realized and acknowledged the inherent risk in reaching the heavens ("The conquest of space is worth the risk of life,” as Gus Grissom once famously said). But events like this…
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran displayed a new cruise missile with a range of 1,300 km (800 miles) on Saturday during celebrations marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, state television reported. Iran has expanded its missile program, particularly its ballistic missiles, in defiance of opposition from the United States and expressions of concern by…
