LONDON  – Comcast (CMCSA.O) and Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA.O) face a quick-fire auction for British broadcaster Sky (SKYB.L) on Saturday after neither side backed down in a drawn-out $34 billion battle. A deadline for U.S. cable giant Comcast and Rupert Murdoch’s Fox to declare that their all-cash offers for Sky would not be increased passed […]

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged the EU not to mistake British politeness for weakness after Brexit negotiations reached an impasse. After rejecting the UK’s proposals, Donald Tusk, head of the European Council, posted a provocative picture on Instagram featuring UK PM Theresa May “cherry-picking” a cake. Mr Tusk has since said he admires Mrs May, […]

Carrie Underwood received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday and was overcome with emotion as she thanked her family and fans for her incredible career. The 35-year-old singer had difficulty getting through her speech as she cried happy tears. Underwood referenced her small town roots in her speech after receiving kind […]

We know that beauty standards shift over time. But it turns out that who we deem to be attractive, or our ‘type’, can change much faster than that — even in as little as an instant. Before the beard trend, I preferred the look of a clean-shaven man. Then beards went mainstream. Now, after seeing countless men […]

President questioned Christine Blasey Ford’s credibility on Friday and said panel should ‘take the vote’ whether she testifies or not Donald Trump cast doubt on the woman who accused his supreme court pick Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, and on Friday blamed opponents for trying to “destroy” his nominee while chivvying for a vote. After days of restrained […]

The rocky body at the outer edge of our solar system was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006. And that decision has been hotly debated ever since. Maybe Pluto is a planet after all. The icy ball at the outer edge of the solar system was considered a planet from its discovery in 1930 […]

The troubled US bank Wells Fargo is planning a steep reduction of staff that could affect more than 26,000 people. The firm said it expects headcount to decline by 5% to 10% over the next three years, through a combination of cuts and regular attrition. The move is part of an effort to make the […]

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said the EU must treat the UK with more “respect” in Brexit negotiations. In a statement at Downing Street she said for EU leaders to reject her plan with no alternative at this “late stage of negotiations” was “not acceptable”. She said talks had reached an “impasse” and could […]

  WASHINGTON – When President Donald Trump takes the gavel at a United Nations Security Council meeting next week, he will try to pressure other world leaders to crack down on Iran and other countries that violate U.N. decrees against nuclear proliferation. Trump will tell the Security Council that it must find new ways to punish […]

There are many articles about millennials living at home. Often, these articles are in response to a new survey. We non-millennials may assume the worst. Maybe these young adults live with their parents because they are idle or refuse to grow up. Our assumption fits into the current narrative about millennials — unfortunately, too often based on […]