Smartphones have you pegged, and for better or worse they’ll soon ID you
The things that make human beings unique – fingerprints, irises, facial features – have become the preferred way to sign onto banking accounts...
Forget politics, the big moment at the Oscars was the best picture that almost...
Few will be talking about the many, many political speeches at Sunday’s Oscars.Instead, it’ll be the best picture that wasn’t.In what appeared to be...
Money being raised to restore vandalized Jewish cemetery
Money is being raised to repair and restore more than 100 headstones that were vandalized at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia while police hunt...
Islamic State is showing stunning resistance as Iraqi troops try to breach west Mosul
It was around 3 p.m. when the Iraqi lieutenant finally accepted that his soldiers’ assault on Wadi Hajar, an industrial neighborhood in southwest Mosul,...
10-foot waves seen off Dubai, the highest in 10 years
Dubai: The storms that hit the UAE this month has certainly broken records, as authorities recorded the highest waves in the last 10 years....
Emirati student and mother make film about young autistic man
Dubai: The story of a family’s struggle to deal with a young man’s autism has been turned into a film by his mother and...
Dubai gears up to launch driverless, smart transport in new roadmap
Dubai: Dubai's new smart transport roadmap that the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) launched on Monday will accelerate the city's efforts in adopting autonomous...
Traffic snarls, morning fog affect commuters to Dubai
Dubai: Motorists on Monday morning were faced once again with gridlocked traffic following a night of chaos on Dubai’s roads.Although rainfall was nowhere in...
List of winners for the 89th Academy Awards
List of winners for the 89th annual Academy Awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Best Picture: "Moonlight."Actor: Casey Affleck, "Manchester...
Oscar for Best Picture mistakenly awarded to wrong movie
In a shocking turn of events, the Academy Award for Best Picture was mistakenly awarded to “La La Land,” whose cast and crew took...
The Latest: ‘Moonlight’ wins best picture Academy Award
The Latest on the 89th Academy Awards (all times local):9:15 p.m.The coming-of-age drama "Moonlight" is the winner of the best picture Academy Award.The film...
Actor makes cameo in Oscars Rolex ad hours after his death
Bill Paxton, the Emmy-winning actor who was most famous for his roles in “Titanic” and “Apollo 13,” got one more appearance on the screen...
Oscar party in Sebastopol draws crowd for food bank
Sebastopol’s Rialto Cinemas channeled Hollywood Sunday drawing more than 200 movie lovers to “Academy Night in Sonoma” with a lobby party followed by a...
Jimmy Kimmel trolls Donald Trump with live tweet during the Oscars
Halfway through the Academy Awards on Sunday, host Jimmy Kimmel was a little concerned that President Donald Trump had not responded to any of...
‘For all the immigrants!’: Politics take center stage at Oscars
Few outside the film industry know the name Alessandro Bertolazzi. That, however, changed Sunday, as Bertolazzi became the first Oscar winner to address the...
Egyptian Christians flee Islamic State violence on Sinai Peninsula
Some fled with little more than the clothes they were wearing, terrified that the militants of Islamic State would come for them next.For a...
Ruth Negga in red, plenty of gold on Oscars red carpet
Ruth Negga dripped in responsibly sourced rubies with a custom Valentino gown to match, Nicole Kidman appeared fashion-effortless in Champagne-colored Zuhair Murad and Janelle...
Ethics concerns lead second of Trump’s armed services secretary nominees to withdraw
For the second time, one of President Donald Trump’s appointees to head one of the nation’s armed services has withdrawn, citing difficulty in meeting...
Boscov’s chairman remembered as energetic businessman
Late department store chairman Albert Boscov was remembered as an energetic businessman, a caring person and a tireless cheerleader for the city he loved.Hundreds...
Kim Jong Nam suspect thought she used baby oil
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (CNN)A suspect in the death of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, thought...