iStock_52219_USChinaFlags-c1906da252c8de85825b5e3aa80cb8baddbda7f5

Are Game of Thrones and Avengers latest victims of US-China trade war?

cbarnesphotography/iStock(BEIJING) -- For most Game of Thrones fans around the world, to quote the show, their watch has ended. But in China, the divisive series finale hasn't been made available.A hour before the show was due to stream Monday morning in Beijing, as it aired simultaneously throughout much of the rest of the world, HBO's content partner in China wrote on its Weibo account: "Dear users, we are sorry to inform you that because a media transmission problem the sixth episode of the eighth season ...

Continue reading this article ...

GETTY_52219_KirstenGillib-a42ca61b7875a5e4d02dcd607315075f884baadd

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand releases 'Family Bill of Rights' agenda

Kena Betancur/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In a newly released agenda, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand tackles an issue that has been a cornerstone of her congressional career -- paid family leave and policies that offer support to working families. The plan, aimed at parents with young children, is dubbed the “Family Bill of Rights." The plan focuses on a number of areas Gillibrand wants to see changed to make raising children safer and more affordable: pregnancy, fertility treatments, adoption, safe nurseries for newborns, paid family ...

Continue reading this article ...

iStock_52219_JakartaMap-9adb1bc625bba42ac6d1e7a5f0727f80c3cf8c58

Post-election riots in Jakarta leave six dead, hundreds injured

sharrocks/iStock(LONDON) -- At least six people have died and 200 were injured as riots in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta turned violent on Tuesday night.Thousands of protesters supporting candidate Prabowo Subianto gathered in the city center following the announcement that incumbent President Joko Widodo won a decisive victory in the general election.Crowds supporting Subianto echoed the losing candidate’s allegations of election fraud, gathering outside the Elections Supervisory Agency’s headquarters in the center of Jakarta.On Tuesday evening, police moved in to disperse the crowd after the ...

Continue reading this article ...

severe-storm-alerts-abc-m-1b1ef1046ffd4a030068f7c549585071949350e0

After 56 reported tornadoes in two days, severe weather heads east

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The Southern Plains were hit hard over the past two days with 56 reported tornadoes, 230 damaging storm reports and almost 9 inches of rain in Oklahoma.There have been three deaths reported due to the storm, including a woman who died in Perkins, Oklahoma, after driving around a barricade and getting washed away by floodwaters. Flash flood alerts stretch from Montana to Missouri on Wednesday morning with flood warnings mostly in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri.The storm system that brought all the ...

Continue reading this article ...

ScoreboardRoundup-4ef818b790c6ab5f4a9331845a24c338e6d3df4d

Scoreboard roundup -- 5/21/19

iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Tuesday's sports events:MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLINTERLEAGUEMiami 5 Detroit 4, 11 InningsLA Dodgers 7 Tampa Bay 3Kansas City at St. Louis 8:15 p.m., postponedAMERICAN LEAGUEOakland 5 Cleveland 3NY Yankees 11 Baltimore 4Toronto 10 Boston 3Texas 5 Seattle 3Houston 5 Chi White Sox 1Minnesota 8 LA Angels 3NATIONAL LEAGUEColorado 5 Pittsburgh 0Chi Cubs 3 Philadelphia 2NY Mets 6 Washington 5Cincinnati 3 Milwaukee 0San Francisco 4 Atlanta 3San Diego 3 Arizona 2NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFSEASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS, GAME 4Toronto 120 Milwaukee ...

Continue reading this article ...

HT_murder_plot_190522ka_h-dcd624c79b2c2773bd7ea418b0ed093a87f3358e

Husband of NYPD officer says he's 'lost' after learning of alleged plot to kill him

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A New York man said he was shocked beyond measure when he discovered that his estranged wife, a New York City police officer, allegedly hired a hit man to kill him."I can't believe it. I'm still in shock," Isaiah Carvalho told ABC's Good Morning America in an interview airing Wednesday. "I'm still lost over this whole thing and I'm trying to process everything.""We didn't have like a heated custody battle. We were about to reach an agreement, so I don't see ...

Continue reading this article ...

biden-1-abc-er-190429_hpE-983c580c77075e70d62d6b2ad9201283dad47703

North Korea is insulting Biden using Trump's terms such as 'low IQ' individual

ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- North Korea issued a list of criticisms against former Vice President Joe Biden, calling the presidential candidate "a low IQ idiot" and saying his "candidacy should not carry high expectations." Additionally, the North Koreans referred to Biden as someone "who likes to stick his nose into other people's business and is a poor excuse for a politician." The published commentary also said he "is misbehaving." The criticisms come after Biden, out on the campaign trail, recently criticized North Korean leader Kim Jong ...

Continue reading this article ...

This page is having a slideshow that uses Javascript. Your browser either doesn't support Javascript or you have it turned off. To see this page as it is meant to appear please use a Javascript enabled browser.