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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said on Friday that he would not rule out a bid to force a short-term spending patch onto the House floor – whether Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., allowed it or not.  Jeffries led House Democratic leaders in a press conference just after a group of 21 GOP hardliners helped … Read more

THE HAGUE: A Dutch league match between RKC Waalwijk and Ajax was abandoned on Saturday after home goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen collapsed to the ground after being knocked unconscious, the ANP agency reported. With just a few minutes remaining in the game, and with Ajax leading 3-2, Vaessen collided with Ajax striker Brian Brobbey. TV images … Read more

Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles was selected Friday as the state Community and Technical College System’s next president. Quarles, a Republican, previously sought the Republican nomination in this year’s gubernatorial election. “He has served our state well as our commissioner of agriculture and I know he will do the same as the head of KCTCS,” … Read more

New Jersey: Brahmal Vasudevan, founder of Southeast Asia private equity firm Creador, and lawyer Shanthi Kandiah have made a significant contribution to Princeton University that aims to profile South Asian art and catapult global appreciation for the genre. The Princeton Board of Trustees announced the new professorship, the Vidya Dehejia Professorship of South Asian Art, … Read more

MELAKA: All Road Transport Department- (RTD) related services are expected to be available on the MyJPJ application by 2025, said RTD director-general Datuk Rospiagos Taha. He said that the target was in line with the department’s desire to fully digitalise its services by 2025. “However, it all depends on how well the system built on … Read more

LONDON: Jurgen Klopp blasted the “crazy decisions” that led to nine-man Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat against Tottenham as referees’ chiefs admitted the Reds were denied a legitimate goal in Saturday’s dramatic clash. Klopp’s side had Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota sent off in north London, while Liverpool forward Luis Diaz had a goal wrongly disallowed by … Read more

A looming government shutdown threatens to claw its way into a crowd-pleasing Alaska tradition: Fat Bear Week. Alaska’s most-watched popularity contest, Fat Bear Week involves residents picking their favorite fat brown bear who’s been stocking up for winter by noshing on salmon in Katmai National Park & Preserve. Viewers of the bears online vote in … Read more

PUTRAJAYA: Local authorities have been instructed to monitor and carry out necessary improvements to public infrastructure in flood-prone areas following the transition to the Northeast Monsoon (MTL) phase from November this year to next February. The Ministry of Local Government Development (KPKT) said these included identifying drains, ditches, sewers and retention ponds that could cause … Read more

TOKYO: Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova won the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sunday, upsetting tennis’ world number four Jessica Pegula in straight sets. The 19th-ranked Kudermetova overwhelmed the American 7-5, 6-1 in an hour and 24 minutes. “I knew it would be a tough final… I need to fight for every ball and today it … Read more

HANGZHOU (China): South Korea’s badminton squad raced onto the court and some players were in tears after steamrolling hosts China 3-0 to win Asian Games women’s team gold Sunday for the first time in nearly 30 years. World number one An Se-young got the party started in Hangzhou in rampant fashion when she defeated Chen … Read more