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Brent Hinds, former Mastodon singer-guitarist, dies at 51 in motorcycle crash

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Brent Hinds, the former singer-guitarist for the Grammy-winning heavy metal band Mastodon, has died in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta, the band and authorities said. He was 51.... Read More


Why the Federal Reserve has historically been independent of the White House

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- President Donald Trump this week called on a Federal Reserve governor to resign over an accusation of mortgage fraud, the latest effort by his administration to exert greater con... Read More


South Korea's Lee must navigate the 'Trump risk' at key summits in Japan and US

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung faces a pivotal foreign policy test barely two months after taking office, with back-to-back summits in Tokyo and Washington that reflect th... Read More


Car bomb and attack on a helicopter in Colombia kill at least 17, including police officers

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- A car bomb and a separate attack on a police helicopter in Colombia killed at least 17 people Thursday, according to authorities. President Gustavo Petro attributed both attacks ... Read More


Powell to give his last Jackson Hole speech under watchful gaze of Wall Street and the White House

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Just three weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke to reporters after the central bank had kept its key interest rate unchanged for a fifth straight meeting and said... Read More


More frozen shrimp recalled for possible radioactive contamination

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- More packages of frozen shrimp potentially affected by radioactive contamination have been recalled, federal officials said Thursday. California-based Southwind Foods recalled f... Read More


Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he has been acquitted of royal defamation

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he was acquitted of royal defamation by a court Friday. His lawyer also confirmed the verdict, but the Bangkok Criminal Court ... Read More


Lil Nas X jailed on suspicion of charging at police on LA street where he walked nearly naked

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Rapper Lil Nas X was arrested and briefly taken to a hospital for a suspected overdose Thursday after Los Angeles police say he charged at officers responding to a report of a na... Read More


Walmart helps pull Wall Street to its 5th straight loss

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Wall Street fell to a fifth straight loss on Thursday, hurt by a drop for Walmart and dampened hopes for coming cuts to interest rates. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4%. All its losses ... Read More


Russian attack on western Ukraine hits an American factory during the US-led push for peace

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Russia launched a rare drone and missile attack on western Ukraine overnight, officials said Thursday, striking targets including an American-owned electronics plant and injectin... Read More