President Trump said Saudia Arabia was being judged “guilty until proven innocent” in connection with the disappearance of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi earlier this month after the journalist entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made no public mention of Jamal Khashoggi’s case as he met Saudi leaders for what the White House said was a tough fact-finding mission.
An Indian farm laborer burns stubble in a field in Punjab state. (Getty Images)
Torching their fields is a cheap and efficient means for India’s farmers to ready their fields for the next crop. It is also a major contributor to the smog that has turned Delhi into the most polluted big city in the world.
Retropolis
The Past, Rediscovered 
On Oct. 16, 1968, American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City — a photo that still reverberates five decades later.
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Speaking to an audience in Minnesota, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, for the first time, confronted the aftermath of a bitter battle over Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh.
President Trump’s remarks to the Associated Press — weeks after he urged supporters to “pretend I’m on the ballot” — came as Republicans’ prospects of keeping House control look weaker.
McConnell, in a Bloomberg News interview, also said there was little chance Republicans would cut federal spending next year if they retained control of Congress because any changes would need leadership from Democrats.
Jackie Bradley Jr.’s grand slam off closer Roberto Osuna gave Boston a 2-1 lead in the American League pennant series and brought up questions of bad karma for Houston.
Burns, the first writer from Northern Ireland to win the prestigious literary award, was honored for her dark, experimental novel about a bookish 18-year-old girl caught up in the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
A years-long fight over how close oil and gas drilling can safely be to places where people live and work is coming to a head with an unprecedented November ballot measure.
Hof’s campaign manager said he was found dead on Tuesday morning by one of his friends, adult-film star Ron Jeremy, hours after a birthday party.
