California Governor Jerry Brown appointed Raji Brar, 39, of Bakersfield, California, to the 15th District Agricultural Association, Kern County Fair Board of Directors. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation....
American star Serena Williams held off a determined Maria Sharapova of Russia to win her sixth Australian Open title and the 19th Grand Slam title of her career, separating herself from Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova for the second-most Grand Slam titles in the Open Era....
US President Barack Obama Friday unveiled the details of a bold new research effort, which brought doctors "closer to curing diseases like cancer and diabetes"....
To protect women caught in conflicts, India has called for greater female participation in UN peace efforts and a broader approach that focuses on "peacebuilding" rather than concentrating on traditional peacekeeping operations....
The fictional character is described as “bold, caring, funny and clever...a confident and compassionate teenager in an enchanted fairy-tale kingdom inspired by diverse Latin cultures and folklore,†reports aceshowbiz.com. ...
Purvi Patel will not testify at her felony child neglect trial, WNDU reported. Charges of feticide against Patel, 33, of Granger, Indiana has attracted national attention with women’s activists opposing it....
Republican Mitt Romney, who had lost to Democrat Barack Obama in the 2012 US presidential election, Friday said he would not seek nomination from his party to run for the presidency in 2016, media reports said Friday....
Patel’s death marks the eighth student death since September. He follows the deaths of students Caitlyn Kovacs, Darsh Patel, Paul Kim, Neha Musipatla, Michael Murray, Billy Roy Ouch and Maneesha Singh....
Taking Gmail and other email apps head on, Microsoft has launched a new Outlook app for iOS and Android devices....
The first festival of South Asian independent cinema in North Texas will showcase 14 films focusing on issues affecting the Indian sub-continent and exploring the lives of the South Asian diaspora in the US....
