Kaepernick will showcase his skills to NFL teams this afternoon
Colin Kaepe ick will finally get a chance Saturday to show his stuff again to NFL teams — after nearly a three-year wait. On a practice field near Atlanta, the 32-year-old free agent quarterback will have about two hours to demonstrate his skills. At least 11 teams will send perso el to watch the le...
Egyptian woman fights unequal Islamic inheritance laws
CAIRO (AP) — One Egyptian woman is taking on the country’s inheritance laws that mean female heirs inherit half that of men. Since her father's death last year, Huda Nasrallah, a Christian, has stood before three different judges to demand an equal share of the property left to her two brothers by t...
Asian stocks sink after Trump threatens more China tariffs
BEIJING (AP) - Asian stocks sank Wednesday after President Donald Trump threatened more tariff hikes on Chinese imports if talks aimed at ending a trade war fail to produce an interim agreement. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia all declined. Trump said Tuesday agree...
Mexico offers former Bolivia president Evo Morales asylum
Mexico granted asylum to Bolivia's former President Evo Morales on Monday as unrest shook the South American nation, helping cement the Mexican gove ment's emerging role as a bastion of diplomatic support for left-wing leaders in Latin America. Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Morales' ...
Smart Cities Are Creating a Mass Surveillance Nightmare
With a chip that can track your every move, New York’s city-issued ID cards are about to take a seriously dystopian tu . More than a million New Yorkers could soon willingly agree to carry a gove ment-issued tracking device, whether they realize it or not. That’s the proposal from Mayor Bill de Blas...
US-China trade hopes leave Asian markets mixed
Hong Kong (CNN Business)Asian stocks were mixed on Friday, with investors reacting cautiously to signs of a thaw in US-China trade tensions. A spokesman for China's Ministry of Commerce told reporters Thursday afte oon that US and Chinese negotiators have discussed rolling back tariffs, saying the r...
Argentine, Mexican leaders meet on trade and cooperation
MEXICO CITY — Argentine President-elect Alberto Fe ández met with his Mexican soon-to-be counterpart Monday seeking to boost bilateral and regional cooperation in his first foreign trip since wi ing election last month. Fe ández said topics of discussion with Andrés Manuel López Obrador in their pri...