Author: DA Correspondent

18 years later- America vows to ‘never forget’ 9/11

US to commemorate 9/11 as its aftermath extends and evolves

2:56 am September 11, 2019

NEW YORK: Americans are commemorating 9/11 with mournful ceremonies, volunteering, appeals to “never forget” and rising attention to the terror attacks’ extended toll on responders. A crowd of victims’ relatives is expected at ground zero Wednesday, while President Donald Trump is scheduled to join an observance at the Pentagon. Vice President Mike Pence is to […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook is fulfilling another Steve Jobs vision

Apple unveils a cheaper iPhone and pricing for streaming TV

2:40 am September 11, 2019

CUPERTINO, California: Apple unveiled new iPhones that are largely unchanged from previous models and accompanied by an unexpected price cut for the cheapest model, underscoring the company’s efforts to counteract a sales slump of its flagship product. The company’s new models are so similar to last year’s lineup they may be upstaged by Apple TV […]

President Donald Trump asked Australia for help discrediting Russia probe

Trump announces help for certain historically black colleges

2:30 am September 11, 2019

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has delivered some good news to the nation’s historically black colleges and universities. Trump announced Tuesday that the government will no longer restrict HBCUs that have a religious mission from accessing federal funding for capital projects. Trump says a recent Justice Department legal opinion declared such “discriminatory restrictions” to be unconstitutional. […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

South Carolina to consider abortion ban; bill faces uncertain future

2:17 am September 11, 2019

COLUMBIA: A small group of South Carolina senators held a daylong hearing Tuesday on whether South Carolina should join about a half-dozen other states in banning nearly all abortions , but the Southern state might not be ready to follow some of its conservative compatriots. More than 50 people spoke during the carefully scripted hearing. […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Large explosion heard near US Embassy in Kabul on 9/11 anniversary

2:02 am September 11, 2019

KABUL, Afghanistan: A large explosion has been heard in Afghanistan’s capital near the US Embassy shortly after midnight on the anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the United States. A plume of smoke rose early Wednesday over Kabul. An embassy employee reached by phone confirmed the blast but had no details. It would be the […]